Chapter 448: A New Nightmare

The battlefield, once filled with the clash of steel and the roar of spiritual creatures, once again fell eerily silent as the new war machine emerged from the abyssal ranks. The memory of the destruction caused by the previous smaller ones was still fresh in the defenders' minds, and this one was unlike anything they had faced before.

Its massive limbs, adorned with glowing violet runes, moved with a mechanical precision that belied its monstrous size. The ground trembled with each step it took, the air around it crackling with an oppressive energy that made it hard to breathe.

The defenders, who had just begun to rally under the City-Lord's presence, now faltered once more. The sight of the behemoth was enough to crush their newfound hope, replacing it with a sense of dread that spread like wildfire through their ranks.