As the battle drew to its grim conclusion, crimson torrents of blood pooled upon the earth, forming a lake that reflected the devastation left in its wake.
Space itself seemed to groan and contract, stitching together the rift created by the titanic clash of powers.
All fifteen Emperor ranked cultists had met their untimely end in the carnage, their once formidable bodies now mere husks beneath the weight of the battle.
Among the Emperor ranked adventurers, six too had been claimed by death's cold grip.
Thirty percent of the Rank 1 to Rank 3 warriors had perished over the course of the brutal conflict, their lives extinguished amidst the chaos and carnage.
Yet, the surviving seventy percent were not left unscathed.
Sixty of them had ascended, achieving breakthroughs that had been the true aim of many who had joined this perilous mission.