As the last of the cavemen were turned to ash, the formation began to hum with an eerie light. The spiritual energy from the Half-Drows, who had been pouring their power into the formation throughout the ritual, surged in intensity.
The air around the formation shimmered, and suddenly, the ground itself seemed to pulse with life.
The formation glowed brightly, radiating an overwhelming spiritual energy.
Everyone in the team watched in stunned silence as the light reached its peak, and then, in a blinding flash, the ritual came to an end.
When the light finally faded, the view inside the formation changed. The cavemen had been replaced.
In their place stood another group of elite Half-Drow mages—fifty of them, standing in the same positions as the ones who had just performed the sacrifice.
"They… they summoned more?" Ram asked, his voice barely concealing his shock.