The soldiers stationed just outside the military base hurriedly retreated, their figures vanishing through the shimmering barrier that encased the entire installation.
This barrier was the Aetherlock, an advanced military shield.
Rumored to be impervious to all but the most devastating assaults, it was said that only beings on par with the Supreme Monarchs possessed the strength to breach it.
What truly set the Aetherlock apart, however, was its unique capability: it completely repelled all forms of chaos energy, rendering it unable to penetrate the base.
This impenetrability was precisely why the military forces had been positioned outside the shield, there was simply no way for anything imbued with chaos energy to pass through from outside.
Soldiers surged toward the military base from every direction, some soaring through the air at blistering speeds, propelled by desperation and instinct.
In that moment, discipline collapsed.
