Emery answered in kind.
Behind him, his seven-tier pagoda unfolded layer by layer, its immense structure rising through the darkness of his Sea of Consciousness. Within this realm, his spiritual power could take almost any shape he desired. Drawing upon the soul energy gathered within the pagoda, Emery began forming an army of dark orcs and Chizpurs to hold back the endless swarm.
Having great familiarity with these creatures, Emery was able to draw out their full potential.
Kuang! Kuang!
Chiwwikk!
The Chizpurs immediately spread across the battlefield, their thorny vines surging from the ground and twisting together into dense walls that blocked the advancing rats. Behind those barriers, the dark orcs raised their curved weapons, waiting for the moment the swarm broke through so they could unleash their strength.
But there were simply too many.
