Chapter 308: 309: The Last Obstacle

The tree line was silent - no rustle of forest critters, no flapping wings, not even the wind. Only the distant howls of horror echoing from beyond the shattered city gates broke the stillness.

The gates had once stood proud, towering more than sixty meters high and just as wide. Silver, etched with countless ancient runes, they had been marvels of craftsmanship.

Now, they lay in ruin, shattered into fragmented greatness - as if kicked down by a mighty titan. Their remnants littered the ground like fallen relics of a forgotten age.