Kai stood in the center of the vast Starlit Arena and kept his breathing steady.
The black ice he had secretly layered across the floor gleamed faintly under the dying starlight falling from the high ceiling.
He waited with a heavy heart as the corrupted horde was pouring into the room like a tidal wave of nightmares.
Meriel walked calmly behind the roaring monsters, and Sera's burlap sack still swung lazily from his left hand.
The sight of that bloody bag made Kai want to rip his own skin off, but he forced the burning rage down into a cold, highly focused point in his chest.
[System Notification: Enemy horde detected - 47 corrupted entities]
[System Suggestion: Use Starheart Core synergy with Voidfrost Arts]
Kai did not hesitate for a single second.
He slammed his palm flat onto the freezing floor.
"Glacial Domain: Mirror Floor," Kai said, his voice completely devoid of any warmth.
