The night air outside the academy felt strangely quiet after the battle.
Broken stone still covered the arena floor behind them. The remains of the spawn had already dissolved into black dust, leaving only faint cracks in the reinforced ground.
Adrian stepped outside the ruined arena slowly, his mind still focused on the Bond Network.
The system was active.
The connections between him and the others pulsed softly in his awareness.
Seraphine.
Lyra.
Kaelith.
Elara.
Aria.
Five anchors.
Five sources of power.
Yet the system continued analyzing something deeper beneath the city.
A faint vibration spread through the underground mana channels.
Adrian stopped walking.
Lyra noticed immediately.
"What is it now?"
He didn't answer right away.
Instead, he closed his eyes and focused on the system.
A moment later, the interface appeared again.
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Bond Network System
Stability Field: Active
Subterranean Mana Flow Detected
Primary Breach Entity: Moving
