The Cradle of Life and Death

A hall stretched out before us, filled with crumbling pillars and a cracked floor.

From its far end, a group of golems advanced in a horizontal line, their heavy footsteps echoing through the hall.

Kai and Lyle charged at the formation, which looked like a wall of stone itself.

Lisa's throwing axes whistled sharply as they sailed over the two men's heads.

The spinning axes plunged deep into the chests of two golems, and cracks spread from the points of impact.

A moment later, Elena's mana swirled within the cracks.

White, frigid air surged upward, widening the fissures from within and freezing the golems as their massive bodies crumbled.

Kai charged at one golem, isolated between the ones encased in ice on either side.

He deflected its descending stone fist with his greatshield, then drove his shield into the hemispherical protrusion at its center like a battering ram.

A heavy impact rang out...