Behind them, sword and halberd golems shifted into position, their weapons lifting at different angles to strike the moment Valeria tried to break through. The formation was impressive. The ancient guardians clearly possessed tactical awareness, and for a moment the golden wall they created looked almost unbreakable.
Unfortunately for them, Valeria had no intention of breaking through it the normalway. Her crimson aura slowly rose from her body, thick and heavy like blood mist, wrapping around her sword until the entire blade glowed with a dark red light.
The temperature of the air seemed to drop as the blood aura sharpened along the edge of the weapon, and the moment her fingers tightened around the hilt, cracks spread beneath her boots. She moved.
