Ready?
"Not good." Karolus' pupils constricted.
He had thought that they would charge together, but Joel and Arnold had actually gone ahead on their own. But that wasn't even the main problem.
Even if the two managed to come out unscathed the battlefield had completely changed with the billowing steam. Let alone the fact they would need to protect themselves from the boiling steam, but their vision would also be obstructed, making it more difficult to coordinate their movements.
Within the Third Dimension, hot steam from freshly boiled water could already cause severe burns. Fire hot enough to boil Fifth Dimensional waters were even more exaggerated. It was like Joel and Arnold were under a perpetual deadly assault from all sides.
"Dammit. Stay here." Karolus made a decision, about to dash forward.
"Don't go."