The silence lasted only a few seconds before the true elites of the lending firm pushed their way to the front. These were the Awakened enforcers, stepping over their unconscious comrades with glowing hands and drawn weapons.
A man radiating blazing heat hurled a condensed fireball directly at Solomon's face, while a woman beside him slammed her palms onto the floorboards to summon rising pillars of stone.
Solomon vaulted over the erupting earth, letting the fireball crash harmlessly into the wall behind him. He landed right in the middle of the Awakened squad, delivering a spinning heel kick to the fire-user's temple to knock him out instantly.
The earth-user tried to pull back, but Solomon grabbed her wrist, used her momentum to spin her around, and shoved her into a thug swinging a machete.
The corridor turned into chaotic close-quarters combat as the melee fighters surged forward. Enforcers carrying longswords, iron pipes, and battle axes flooded the ruined office.
