Dominic stood before Gravemind, the towering Colossus leader, whose massive form loomed like a nightmare born from stone and wrath.
The ten Colossi flanked him, each easily a hundred feet tall, with gleaming obsidian armor and glowing red eyes. Their breaths came like thunder, and each footstep split the earth beneath them.
The air around Dominic was thick with tension and hopeless dread. Behind him stood the remnants of the Ghost Force, bruised, bloodied, and panting. Lillian, arm wrapped tightly in a blood-soaked cloth, was kneeling but still clutching her blade with ferocious defiance.
Alice was wounded, one side of her face marked by a violent clash with one of the Colossi, while Lady Fares was limping but radiated resolve.
Dominic's system chimed faintly in his mind, its voice unusually restrained:
[Warning: Enemy Power exceeds Level 10 SSS Class. Immediate retreat advised.]
