The Thistlecreep Marauder roared, and the Deathsong collapsed into a single, droning heartbeat.
Its body trembled with unnatural speed, vines whipping violently from its flanks. Thorned petals rained down in heavier sheets. Every movement was sharper, faster—the air itself seemed to ripple around it.
Raven's HUD flared:
Enrage State: Active.
The first double Tangle Leap came without warning—the Marauder vanishing and reappearing twice in a vicious chain, forcing the team to scatter.
"Fall back! Reset!" Raven barked.
The team struggled to adapt. Bloomstep traps erupted faster now, barely giving a two-second warning before exploding. Thornling adds spawned at the edges, chasing down any player who dared linger.
Seneschal grit his teeth, holding Rite of the Root back to conserve mana, even as poison puddles began dotting the battlefield.
