Elsewhere on the surface, far from the dungeon floors where Myles and his companions were fighting, another group was also locked in battle.
Michael and his five companions moved through the ruined streets of the city they had explored before. The broken asphalt roads twisted between abandoned buildings that had long since been overtaken by strange growths. Massive mushrooms sprouted from cracks in the pavement, and fleshy organic material crawled along the walls like living vines.
But none of them paid attention to the scenery anymore.
They were busy fighting.
A mutated human lunged at them from between two collapsed cars. Ether Shards protruded from its chest and arms like jagged orange crystals growing from its flesh.
Michael stepped forward immediately.
He thrust his flame spear with strong force.
The creature collapsed before it could even scream.
Behind him, Selene finished off a mutated dog whose spine had twisted unnaturally, shards of Ether embedded along its back.
