A cacophony of clanging noises echoed from the darkness inside the doors. They were footsteps and more, but not of the kind Liam had ever heard, being metal and heavy.
Also, the Qi-related side of Liam's perception highlighted a greater issue. Each door leaked five presences that resembled rooting experts but not quite, putting their total number to twenty-five, as if mimicking a cultivation's progression.
Liam wasn't the only one in that perception. His teammates might lack his senses' superhuman aspects, but they all felt the danger and acted accordingly.
Isabel was already at Lancelot's side, having jumped down to abide by her duty as caretaker.
"Curses!" Robert cried between his teeth before also dropping into the hall. Fighting was his role in the team, so he had to join what clearly was an imminent battle.
As for Liam and Julian, they remained on the elevated area, soon witnessing the kind of enemies Archbishop Ignatius had prepared for the trial.
