The six-armed stone titan loomed over the iron walkway, its volcanic core blinding the cavernous vault with orange glare. Heat radiated from its towering frame in suffocating waves, warping the surrounding iron pillars under intense thermal stress.
Kale Ardentis stood at the front of his strike team, his green eyes locked onto the glowing fire core embedded within the creature's chest. His Hexarion physiology remained completely unfazed by the rising temperature, his Flame Resistance passive trait absorbing the worst of the heat.
The four Peak Master enforcers behind him raised their heavy shields, their faces pale as they stared at the Apex rank horror. None of them had ever fought a six-armed stone giant in such close quarters, where a single sweep of its massive fist could crush them to paste.
'Form a defensive perimeter near the stairwell entrance.'
'Do not draw its primary focus.'
