She didn't need to finish the sentence. Everyone understood the implications. The First Demon Lord would have been resurrected, and nothing in this valley—possibly nothing in the entire region—would have survived what came next.
The temple's entrance stood open, clearly guarded but the guards were the mindless enhanced warriors rather than thinking beings. They attacked the moment Satou's team came into range, but without coordination or strategy, they were easily dispatched.
Satou's blade flashed three times, and three serpent warriors fell with severed throats. Grimnir's axe took another two in a single wide swing. Kelvin's daggers found the eyes of a sixth warrior, dropping it instantly.
They entered the temple, and the wrongness intensified a hundredfold.
