"You're right, Captain. Let's slay it and claim the rewards!" Rudos said grinning.
The five of them moved, until they came to stop.
The Junior Blood Legion stood in silence before the clearing. The air was thicker here, suffused with an oppressive weight that pushed down on their bones. The trees around them weren't merely cocooned anymore—they were crystallized husks, frozen mid-scream, as if life itself had been stolen from them. The ground was scarred with strange patterns that pulsed like veins, glowing faintly with distorted light.
And at the center of this nightmarish arena, she awaited.
The Chrysalis Empress.
