Steel rang against bone.
A thunderous crack echoed through the cavern as Tessa's gauntleted fist slammed into the skull of a C-Grade Ironback Basilisk. The impact alone split the air.
The beast's armored head snapped sideways, and its massive body skidded across the stone floor, claws scraping sparks against the rock.
Before it could recover, the wind howled.
Isolde moved like a shadow between gusts. A thin crescent of compressed water sliced across the basilisk's exposed underbelly. Blood sprayed in a clean arc. The beast roared, shaking the cavern.
"Left flank!" Mira shouted.
A surge of flame erupted from her palms. Three D-Grade Flame Hounds leapt through the fire toward them; their bodies were already burning with their own natural heat.
Aria stepped forward calmly.
The ground rose.
