Hollow Ascension - Chapter 163: Infiltration

... elf was thick with something unseen. The magic that once flowed freely through the land had become erratic, pulsing in sharp, uneven beats. Elda could sense it in the ground beneath her feet—something dark and dangerous was spreading, and it was moving fast.

Kael crouched beside a cluster of rocks near the clearing, his sharp eyes scanning the earth. "It's buried here," he muttered. "Whatever the Syndicate's doing, they've anchored it to this spot."

Lena's hand tightened around t ...