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Silence descended upon the battlefield.
It was not because the battle had ended, but because the remaining Elemental Anomaly had stopped moving.
Their countless crimson eyes remained fixed on the two places where their companions had disappeared completely.
There were no remains, no corrupted flesh, no lingering consciousness—not even the fragments that normally escaped before reconstructing another body.
For the first time since their birth, something had truly ceased to exist.
The surrounding Elemental Essence quietly drifted toward the place where the two anomalies had fallen before slowly returning to the world.
The mountain itself seemed to breathe once again.
…
Shin did not lower his sword.
His Heart Realm Technique remained fully expanded, carefully observing every minute fluctuation of mana around him.
