With Duke's sharp reminder, the warriors in his team snapped out of their momentary awe.
They had been mesmerized by Duke's display of sheer power—his control over fire and ice was nothing short of formidable, and it had momentarily left them in silent admiration.
But his command jolted them back to the grim reality at hand. There were still mutated rats, now crazed with desperation, that needed to be dealt with.
The warriors quickly focused, summoning their own powers as they prepared to join the fray.
With their hands glowing faintly with energy, they called forth earth spikes from the ground, mimicking Duke's earlier strategy.
Sharp, jagged rocks erupted from the ground, piercing through the air and targeting the rats that were still frantically trying to breach their defenses.
The ground trembled under the simultaneous power of the warriors as they unleashed wave after wave of spikes toward the remaining mutated creatures.
