However, they had to cross several dozen feet from their defensive positions among the outer colonnades and shadows to reach the central display platform. They had only just now entered attack range.
Eight figures, clad head-to-toe in the same matte black heavy armor as before, erupted from different directions. Like steel thorns sprouting from the ground, they lunged at the five Heartstealers.
Their movements were swift and silent, their coordination flawless. The long-handled War Axes and Heavy Swords in their hands whistled through the air, glowing with the light of activated Demon-Breaking Runes as they swung toward the Heartstealers' seemingly soft necks and joints.
The glimmer of various Magic Elements further proved how well-equipped the Guard Team was.
However, the battle was overwhelmingly one-sided from the moment it began.
Facing the ferocious assault, the four staff-wielding, High Tier Heartstealers didn't even take a step.
