From Ruin to Reign Leander's Unbreakable Will novel Chapter 443

"Devourer's Ninefold Path, the Power of Dissolution!"

Leander pressed his palm downward, and ripples spread outward like waves on water. A sharp blue radiance flared across his hand, cutting into the space before him like a blade. The light then burst open, unfurling in all directions.

A soft hum vibrated through the air.

Clara felt the world tremble and distort. A moment later came the brittle crack of something breaking. She watched fragments of crystalline light drift downward like shattered glass before dissolving into nothing.

"Let's move."

Leander pulled his hand back and strode ahead. The invisible barrier that had blocked their path had vanished completely.

"What kind of technique was that?"

Clara narrowed her eyes, stunned.

She had attacked with everything she had and hadn't made the slightest dent. Yet Leander had broken a shield spanning who-knew-how-wide in mere seconds. It felt downright otherworldly.

At Knoxs' Ranch, Seth, Keith, and Kenneth were discussing their deadlock when Labron's phone rang.

He answered. After only two lines, his expression shifted sharply.

"What? Someone's forcing their way into Aorinth Peaks?"

He sprang to his feet, eyes flashing.

Just yesterday he had mobilized everyone at Knoxs' Ranch to seal off the Peaks. The Shadow Division had also pushed through official channels, so the local authorities had locked the area down completely. Under those circumstances, only true martial powerhouses could break in by force.

He hung up. Seth glanced over, composed as ever. "Someone breached Aorinth Peaks?"

Labron nodded. "Yeah. Surveillance shows a young man and a middle-aged woman."

Seth only lifted his eyes and then looked away, utterly unimpressed.

"Ignore those small-time opportunists. With an anomaly appearing at Aorinth Peaks, we're far from the only ones interested.

"Plenty of nobodies below the Transcendent Realm want a share. If they're bold enough to sneak in, let them. They'll only end up injured for nothing."

Keith laughed and agreed. "Exactly. The heart of the hills is wrapped by the relic's own protective field. No one's getting through until it fades naturally.

"I hit it with my full strength and didn't even scratch it. Those weaklings? They'll just humiliate themselves."

Hearing this, Labron finally understood.

Despite Seth's group—and the International Combat Units—being full of top-tier Transcendents, none of them had rushed the hills. They had simply set up camp at the ranch. That had confused him before.

Now it made sense. They were waiting for the relic's shield to disappear on its own. Only then would the real struggle begin.

But just as Seth and the other two finished speaking, all three stiffened, their expressions shifting drastically.

In the same instant, they bolted out of the tent. Startled, Labron hurried after them.

Outside, he realized it wasn't only them. In front of the largest tent, the International Combat Units elites had already gathered—Khaedor and Halia, the top two ranked fighters, were there as well.

Every eye was fixed on Aorinth Peaks.

Labron followed their gaze. The sight was completely different from half an hour earlier.

Before, the Peaks had shimmered like a distant mirage. Now, vibrant swirls of multicolored energy twisted above the mountains, like a brilliant painting unfurling across the sky.

"The relic's shield disappeared? That's impossible."

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