The air grew heavier as they walked deeper into the flickering tunnel.
Electric pulses ran through the floor like veins, and the dim red lights above made everything look like it was soaked in blood.
Elius's senses sharpened.
"We're getting close," he muttered. "The boss is near."
Keith nodded, sweat beading on his forehead—not from heat, but from tension.
The path ahead twisted into a large chamber where heat shimmered like a mirage. The ground was scorched black. Suddenly—
CLANG-CLANK-CLUNK!
Several humanoid robots emerged from the walls, stepping out of hidden compartments.
They weren't the same as before.
These ones walked upright, had burning red cores in their chests, flamethrowers mounted to their arms, and flickering eyes that tracked with eerie intelligence. Each of them had a strange rune glowing on their foreheads.
"Those are… different," Keith said, stepping back.
