Cain could not help but clench his fists as he saw another abomination emerging from the Heart of the Root. The creature stepped out with heavy, deliberate motions, towering and monstrous.
Its entire body was carved with sinewy, vein-like patterns that pulsed with a hellish red glow. Its face twisted into a jagged, tooth-filled grin, lit from within by two eerie, radiant eyes.
Every inch of its muscular frame looked engineered for both brutality and precision—each fiber coiled with lethal intent. A fiery aura surrounded it, warping the air, as though the very space around its body were constantly decaying and releasing massive waves of energy. That corrupted vitality radiating from its cells granted the creature an overwhelming physical strength.
A new Champion of the Root had entered the battlefield.
