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Lull reigned over the field, The berserk beasts and the Aemplefort battalion were quieted down by the SSS Rank Beasts' existence and the pressure it gave off.
The troops could feel the optimistic thoughts of victory at the diminishing numbers of the stampedes slipping away from their minds.
All those thoughts and feelings were replaced with fear and despair.
This fear made their heartbeat quicker than ever. Shortly after, they were out of breath, profusely sweating and trembling as their knees quaked.
Those that earlier went onward gallantly against the multitudes of Dark Beasts stood now altogether in the never-ending shadow of fear.
This sole cry of Arachnid had somehow completely broken down their spirit.
Vincent was not an outsider to this too.
When Arachnid proclaimed its presence, he also froze in dread and felt an instant chill that could only be brought by the closeness of death to oneself.