"First, let's get rid of that barrier," Kiara muttered as her fingers hovered over the controls of the missile defense system.
She was only a thought away from activating one of its abilities when another possibility surfaced in her mind, causing her hand to stop midway.
Her eyes narrowed thoughtfully as she stared toward the distant outline of Mount Ale, where the barrier shimmered faintly.
After weighing the idea for a few moments, she slowly turned toward Juren, who had remained quietly beside her all this time. "Can you destroy it from here?"
Juren followed her gaze toward the mountain in the distance before measuring the impossible gap with his eyes.
After a brief silence, he slowly shook his head. "Only a Demigod could destroy something that far away," he answered calmly, but the meaning hidden beneath those simple words was obvious.
