ROAR!As if responding to Nox's challenge, the Frost-Bound Titan roared, shaking the storm clouds above. Its massive ice fist, as large as a fortress, came crashing straight down."Let's begin this fight, you giant ice puppet!" Nox shouted coldly as he threw his body to the side with Shadow Step.BOOM!The ground where Nox had been standing shattered beneath the impact of the colossal fist. The shockwave tore through the snowstorm, sending clouds of crystalline ice dust swirling through the air and completely obscuring the battlefield."Erebus! Attack its eyes from the air!" Nox roared as he spun through the air above the sliding ice terrain."Understood, Master!" Erebus replied, diving through the thick mist and unleashing Shadow Breath directly into the giant's glowing purple eyes.WUSH!"Take this, you stupid giant!" Erebus shouted as a blast of black flames exploded directly across the ice Titan's face.The explosion forced the Titan into a prolonged roar, its gaze snapping upward

"Lumine! Can you hear me?" Nox hissed, pressing the secret communication symbol on his interface screen as he moved through the panicked crowd of players in Winter-Hold City."Nox! You're finally connected!" Lumine's voice came through, distorted by the howling wind on the other end. "The situation is a complete mess! The Order of the First Light is processing hundreds of emergency reports coming in simultaneously!""Speak clearly, Lumine," Nox cut in firmly. "What happened in the other cities after the Global Broadcast appeared?""Seven major cities across the Aurelis Continent are experiencing different anomalous phenomena!" Lumine answered quickly, the sound of her fingers tapping across a virtual keyboard clearly audible. "I've compiled the data!""List them one by one," Nox ordered."First, Valoria is experiencing a dungeon overload. Every dungeon entrance there has ruptured, continuously spewing out bosses," Lumine explained, her breathing hurried. "Second, the Oakhaven region i

"Nox! The western sector of Valoria is under attack! That masked man, he's here!"Lumine's panicked scream erupted across the alliance's public audio channel, cutting through the battle reports coming in from other regions. Massive bursts of magic energy surged violently from the coordinates, triggering red-level emergency alarms across every player's interface screen.Nox, who had just ordered his forces to assault the Eldoria dome, immediately stopped in his tracks."The masked man? Did he intervene personally to protect the magic pillar there?""No! That's what's strange!" Lumine cut in, her breath ragged. The sharp clash of swords rang loudly in the background. "He didn't touch the main pillar or attack the Order of the First Light's forces at all! He broke through the barricade by force and headed straight for the civilian slums!""Master, his movement pattern makes no sense," Erebus interjected, pointing toward the tactical map projected beside Nox. "His attack path cuts straigh

"Nox! My interface screen suddenly turned blood red!"Lumine's scream rang clearly through the communication channel, which was becoming increasingly distorted by severe static.Before Nox, the system's intermediary screen suddenly shattered, replaced by massive lines of system text carved in glowing red that flashed violently in the center of his vision.A massive countdown clock appeared in the cracked night sky, dominating the view of every player across all seven continents.[World Stability Collapse: 72:00:00][Warning: If the Stability Indicator Reaches 0%, The World of Aurelis Will Experience Total World Collapse.]"A seventy-two-hour countdown?!" Nox hissed coldly, his eyes fixed sharply on the numbers ticking downward."What does this World Collapse mean?!" Lumine shouted in panic from afar. "Where's the quest clue?! Where's the location marker?!"Nox activated Observer Eye to scan the system window, but no normal UI appeared. There was no marker on the map, no objective desc

"Divide the entire Crimson Dawn Legion fleet into three main divisions!" Valkaros shouted, the Dragon Knight's deep voice trembling under the pressure of the massive aura crushing against his chest. "Divisions One and Two, secure the eastern and western sectors of Oakhaven City! The remaining members, land on the front lines alongside the local guilds! Do not let that city's magic pillar crack!""Order of the First Light's healer division, deploy holy shields around the main fortress!" Lumine shouted from atop the barricade, her sacred dress stained with black soot. Her usually calm voice now rang out in panic. "Hurry! Where's your mana?! My front line is dying!"As the decisions of the Global Alliance Conference were finalized, the tense silence in the Grand Hall instantly erupted into massive panic. Hundreds of guild leaders rushed out through the main teleportation portals. Every top-ranked player split off toward their respective fleets and territories with grim expressions, reali