Chapitre 239: Chapter 239: System's Multiplayer Challenge - 8

Chaos erupted in an instant.

A blood-curdling scream shattered the group's concentration. As they whirled around, a nightmarish scene unfolded before their eyes. One of their own, the wall-builder, was trapped in the merciless grasp of a Locus. 

No one had seen where the monster had emerged from, its sudden appearance a terrifying mystery.

The group watched in horror as their comrade struggled vainly against the Locus's iron grip.

Bones crackled under the pressure, his arms pinned uselessly to his sides, preventing him from summoning his magic. The panic in his eyes was palpable, his breath coming in short, pained gasps.

"No!" The bearer of the Emblem of Power roared, his voice laden with desperation and fury.