The Army Beneath the Earth
The first sound was not a roar.
It was silence.
A terrifying, unnatural silence.
The kind that came before destruction.
The entire northern border had gone quiet.
No howling.
No movement.
No warning.
Nothing.
And everyone in the war chamber knew one thing.
Whatever had crossed through the weakened Gate was not something ordinary.
Ordinary creatures made noise.
They attacked.
They fought.
They revealed themselves.
But the things from beneath the earth...
They waited.
And that was far worse.
The war chamber was filled within minutes.
Commanders.
Generals.
Scouts.
Royal advisors.
Everyone who mattered stood around the massive map table.
The northern territory glowed red.
A danger zone.
A place where the kingdom's forces were already los
