"Funny," Mara said with a smirk. "You sound just like the giant ghost we just blew up."
The masked leader's eyes narrowed. "You're more foolish than I thought."
With a sudden flick of his wrist, dark energy pulsed from his hand, spreading through the ground like ripples in water. Wei Lin barely had time to react before the ground beneath them exploded, sending chunks of earth and stone flying into the air.
"Get ready!" Wei Lin shouted, as she and the others scattered to avoid the blast.
Darian moved with deadly precision, his sword slicing through the air as he countered the attacks of two masked figures who lunged at him from the shadows. Selene unleashed her magic, casting bolts of energy toward their enemies, while Mara was already deep in combat, her blade flashing in quick, lethal arcs.