"Anytime, boss," she said, her grin widening. "Now let's get out of here before this place blows."
As they vanished into the forest, a deafening explosion rocked the fortress behind them, the shockwave lighting up the dawn sky.
The explosion sent a fiery plume into the sky, shattering the stillness of the dawn. The fortress crumbled as if a giant hand had smashed it, the defensive wards shattering with a cacophony of crackling energy. The roar of collapsing stone echoed across the forest, mingling with the distant shouts of panic from enemy forces.
Aiden and Myne didn't stop to watch. They moved swiftly, weaving through the forest like shadows. Behind them, the devastation they had wrought continued to unfold, fire and smoke consuming what was left of the once-mighty stronghold.
"That was close," Myne muttered as they reached the extraction point where Kira and the rest of the team were waiting.
