Their faces were pale and twisted with panic. They had come here proudly, ready to slaughter and sacrifice the entire city. Yet now they were the ones whose lives were barely hanging on.
Ethan burst through the wreckage without slowing down. He charged forward again, his armor glowing faintly with the radiance of holy light. His greatsword was raised high with a steady resolve that made the ground tremble.
Kai and Bernard split up quickly, backing away in opposite directions while casting curses and spells to stop him.
"Release the zombies. Release all the zombies to hold him down," Kai shouted, his voice shaking.
"Also release the curses," Bernard followed with a frantic gesture, spreading his hands wide.
Crimson flames burst from the ground around Ethan. Blood tendrils crawled across the soil like living snakes. A massive humanoid figure made of blood and dark energy rose behind him, its eyes glowing red as it reached out to trap him in its grasp.
