Wherever it passed, the ground was scorched black and melted. The scattered monsters and remains of defenders who couldn't escape were instantly vaporized!
Some of the defensive runes etched into the tower's walls activated, flickering with a faint light, but they were annihilated as if made of paper before an attack of this magnitude.
The three Archbishops' faces paled. The Holy Force Field maintaining the Barrier fluctuated violently, barely withstanding the intense heat of the Magma Breath, but the Barrier's light dimmed at a visible rate.
"Now's the time!"
A sharp glint flashed in Quentin's eyes. With a low shout, he gripped the Giant Sword—completely shrouded in holy brilliance—and leaped down from the tower!
Like a striking falcon, he shot down along the tower's outer wall, aiming straight for the relatively fragile connection between the head and body of the Giant Earth Rock Worm on the left, just above its gaping maw!
