Kaeya didn't hesitate.
"Let's go and help them," she said, already breaking into a run.
Her voice cut through the chaos like a blade, sharp and urgent. She pushed herself forward along the mountain path, boots striking stone as she accelerated. The electric glow ahead pulsed brighter, the skittering sounds of countless legs echoing through the ravine.
Tyler moved to follow —then stopped.
His eyes flicked back.
Olsen and the healer girl were gone.
At that exact moment, the ground exploded.
A violent shockwave erupted from the mountainside, ripping through the air with a thunderous crack. The ground beneath Tyler's feet shattered outward as if struck by a colossal hammer. Stone burst apart, fragments flying in every direction, and a hidden passage collapsed violently from within.
Something enormous forced its way out.
