The streets around the hospital were now enveloped by a barrier. Like an invisible wall, it completely isolated ordinary people from the outside world.
As a barrier meant to drive away ordinary people, anyone who approached would unconsciously leave. Only Casters could move freely within it.
To ensure that the fierce battle about to erupt would not harm innocent civilians, the police had already evacuated the nearby residents to a safe area.
The streets within a twenty-kilometer radius had become utterly deserted, like an empty city. All these preparations were for the inevitable battle tonight.
This arrangement not only followed the principle that the Holy Grail War had to remain secret and out of public view, but also protected ordinary civilians' lives to the greatest extent possible, preventing them from being caught in the flames of war.
Then, on those deathly silent streets, one heavy footstep after another suddenly shattered the stillness.
The footsteps rolled like muffled thunder, making the ground tremble faintly. Every step seemed to resonate with the earth itself, filling people with fear.
From the footsteps alone, one could tell that whatever was making them weighed more than five tons! What kind of existence could possess such an astonishing weight?
As the distance closed, they finally saw the massive figure slowly approaching from afar.
The enormous creature was as majestic as a mountain, radiating endless pressure. It was a three-headed, four-legged canine, like the legendary gatekeeper of the Underworld—Cerberus.
At the hospital entrance, twenty-seven police officers stood in neat formation. Orlando Reeve, the chief, was not among them.
Their leader was Deputy Bella. When they had joined the Twenty-Eight Monsters, they had already prepared themselves for death. Now, all they had to do was face it.
After Xiao Sha's many days of training, they had been completely