The sound echoed across the hall as their upper bodies crushed inward, and before their broken frames could fall, Valeria spun on her heel and used her broadsword like a guillotine, cutting through three spear golems at the waist in one clean red arc.
Above the battlefield, Sage continued trying to maintain the looting operation, but the pressure had changed completely.
The crossbow golems forced him to split his attention between catching treasures and shielding the team.
Every time a bubble cracked open, he had to guide its contents down carefully while also monitoring the lines of fire below. His Aetheric Insight Eyes tracked the mana charging inside each crossbow, allowing him to predict when they were about to shoot, yet prediction did not make the situation safe.
