Lesley's Petrification Gaze was finally activated, and this time, there was no Iron Pulse to stop it.
The energy spread silently…
For a few moments, it was unseen and unfelt by the targets, but once you realize it, it may already be too late…
It wasn't a simple status affliction. It was a creeping transformation, one that bypassed even high-tier armor or barrier, and sometimes it also ignored low-level or mid-level elemental shielding. The Gladiators, still recovering from their assault on the Gravedigger, felt the petrification taking over their bodies.
Joseph tried to raise his arm to signal retreat, but his fingers had already stiffened.
Rico, who had just finished planting another bomb, also felt his legs give out beneath him, turning to stone as he stepped away. One by one, the survivors who had pushed past the frontlines began to freeze. They were caught in place as their bodies started petrifying as Lesley's ability spread…
