August grinned. "Still wanna stop me?"
No one moved.
They weren't sure stopping August from leaving was worth their lives at this point.
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[ 0:10 Remaining… ]
Sir Dumblore pressed a hand to his chest. "Lad… it's time."
August activated the beacon's final sequence.
The air around them warped, twisting in a shimmering vortex of light.
Guards shouted, but it was too late.
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System Notification:
[ Beacon Activated: Extraction Commencing… ]
[ 3… 2… 1… ]
As the beacon's light consumed them, August felt a strange pull—like reality itself was bending around him.
Time seemed to slow as the sounds of chaos faded into an eerie silence. Just as his body felt weightless, an overwhelming presence surged toward them.
A dark blur moved across the terrain, faster than anything August had ever seen.