As the last few Third Level Wizards hurried in, the heavy metal doors of the conference room slowly closed with a deep rumble, cutting off the final trace of noise from the outside world.
The atmosphere in the hall instantly became more solemn and oppressive, as if even the air had solidified somewhat.
The soft light projected down from the dome began to show faint, irregular flickers and ripples.
This was not a malfunction of the lighting system, but because the more than a thousand Official Wizards of Third Level and above gathered in the hall had almost all subconsciously entered a state of heightened focus or vigilance.
The Energy Fields unconsciously released by their powerful Spiritual Power intertwined and collided with one another, forming an invisible "Elemental Turbulence" that interfered with the propagation of light in the material world.
The flickering of light and shadow was the most intuitive manifestation of the undercurrent of power.
