At the border fortress.
General Zhang Kuo and Madam Zhang stood side by side upon the high walls of the inner city, their gazes fixed on the distant horizon.
Madam Zhang's elegant brows furrowed slightly.
"…Husband. Do you see that?"
General Zhang Kuo's sharp eyes narrowed.
Far beyond the outer city, something was rising from the earth.
A reddish, semi-transparent wall of light slowly emerged from the ground, stretching left and right without end.
It climbed higher and higher, forming a vast barrier that cut across the land like a dividing line between two worlds.
The wall continued to expand, its edges vanishing into the distant darkness, as if it meant to encircle the entire Fen Dynasty.
General Zhang Kuo's expression turned grave.
He murmured in a low, heavy voice, confusion clear in his tone.
"…What in the world is that?"
Then a sudden wave of fear washed over him.
"...!!"
His face drained of color.
He clutched his chest tightly.
