They were either a peak Tier 4 or Tier 5. I didn’t even get a chance to feel them out.
Matt felt his chest after checking with his AI. It said that [Cracked Phantom Armor] had failed for the briefest of moments, but he wasn't injured.
Through the skill, he only felt his shirt was charred and a small hole through which sat unbroken flesh. That was far too close of a call.
On his run to the next rift, he didn’t encounter anyone else. He and Aster quickly slipped inside when they arrived.
The damp air hit him first. It was like trying to inhale water. They were underground, surrounded by crystalline walls that shimmered with a teal light.
The first monster that attacked was the puddle of water that sat quietly at the side of the entrance to a tunnel. It wasn't a large or very formidable
