Chapter 97: First push

Leander placed the barrier stone at the base of the stairs. Atha had made it with extra mana. It would be good enough to last for a month. And might hold a swarm for a day.

The army was on standby upstairs, in the guild house. The king wanted Alcandino to become the first nation that was free of dungeons. Or, to at least not get new dungeons.

He had evacuated to his summer home by lake Airon, with no less than a thousand soldiers guarding him if the rumors were true.

The Klorfiel family had stayed in Huergaz, ready to fight tooth and nail for their home. But they, too, were supportive of the underground being cleaned of mobs and dungeon cores.

Leander looked at the orange glow and sighed. This was it; their ships were burned. Nothing, not even he, would be able to get through the barrier without breaking it. This was their moment of truth.