Zone 32 had just survived what should have been its end.
A massive stampede swept across the borders—over a thousand Ferals, around 800 Mutants, and five towering Aberrants.
It was the largest recorded assault in recent memory. And yet… they endured.
The key?
Leo.
As he cleared neighboring zones, he had ordered all available forces to regroup and reinforce other zones.
That decision alone had concentrated an army of nearly 5,000 soldiers in a single location—3,000 of them Awakened, 1,950 Ascended, and, more shockingly, 50 had broken through to Transcendence.
Yes, fifty Transcendents. Before Apocalypse Level 3, many had already reached peak Ascended due to the brutal unification of the Aether Empire.
And now, with stronger monsters flooding in, the fierce battles accelerated their growth. These newly-minted Transcendents—though just at the beginning of their rank—had still managed to bring down all five Aberrants.
It wasn't an easy battle.
