The earth shook violently as the array fully activated, cracks splitting open across the floor of the underground city. An ominous glow bled through the fissures, and in the next breath, fountains of molten fire surged upward.
The ground became a hellscape of blistering lava and rolling waves of heat so oppressive that the air itself seemed to twist and bend. Cultists screamed, some immediately immolated where they stood, while others used all their strength to raise barriers of qi to shield themselves.
The scarred leader laughed manically, his hoarse voice cutting through the chaos.
"Burn! Burn in the flames of the world's marrow!" he shouted, his face twisted in cruel glee. "This is the power of the Earth's womb! No immortal can endure it!"
