"The rune won't hold! Quick, retreat!"
The Blood Beast struck the western city wall of Mushroom City once more, and the last remaining runes sputtered briefly before extinguishing completely.
Without the support of the runes, the wall's bricks suddenly shifted and crumbled.
Boom—!
An entire section of the city wall collapsed inward, with rubble and dust cascading like a waterfall, engulfing the Puki that hadn't had time to retreat.
The scarred Blood Beast dissolved into the ground after completing its mission.
In the distance, Darean let out a long breath.
Even though he wasn't disturbed, destroying this wall single-handedly in just over a day had still drained him significantly.
Fortunately, the rest should be much simpler.
Darean raised his hand, prepared to signal his eager subordinates to charge through the breach, but suddenly halted.
He twitched his ears, somewhat puzzled as he looked toward the breach filled with dust—something was approaching.
