The Vine Stalkers moved with unnatural coordination, their thorn-covered arms slashing through the air as they closed in from multiple directions.
"Focus fire!" Andrey commanded. "Don't let them surround us!"
Sein charged forward with explosive force, Crimson Charge smashing into the nearest Vine Stalker and burning it to ash. Sarah rained down Pink Rain from above, while Andrey used Phantom Step to strike at their weak points with precise Ki Blade slashes.
For a moment, they seemed to have the upper hand.
But then the blooming crimson flowers on the vines began releasing clouds of fine, shimmering purple pollen into the air.
"Careful!" Andrey shouted as he noticed the pollen spreading. "Don't breathe it in! It's weakening our mana flow!"
Unfortunately, his warning came too late.
The pollen had already spread across the battlefield. Sein, who was in the middle of a fiery assault, suddenly felt her flames weaken and her body grow heavier.
