Suddenly, a loud crash echoed through the mall, shaking the ground beneath their feet. Dust and debris fell from the ceiling, and in an instant, the mage quickly reacted.
"Barrier!" the mage shouted, raising his staff and creating a protective shield around the group. A thick cloud of dust swept over them, and some of the guild members who weren't fast enough started coughing as the dust reached them before the barrier fully formed.
"Stay down!" Alex shouted, making sure everyone was safe inside the barrier.
As the dust slowly began to settle, one of the guild members looked around and gasped. "It's… it's fully collapsed!"
They could see the damage clearly now. The second floor had completely fallen in, and it looked like the floors above it had come down as well. Large chunks of the ceiling were scattered everywhere, blocking some of the paths ahead.
