"Do you mind burning that some more before we leave?" Zach asked Dukiel. Dukiel's eyes widened slightly. Zach's request meant he considered the possibility of Mursoth surviving.
"Mm." Dukiel glanced at his Sentinel, who fired up its lasers again and blasted the puddle on the ground until the stone melted.
"I don't want to take any chances with what's about to come. Speaking of which, I think it's about time we leave." Zach nodded in the direction of the tunnel to the Underworld. The ground had started trembling again. The underworld energy was making another attempt to break through to the surface.
The others didn't mind Zach's suggestion, and they quickly left the sewers not a moment too soon.
Underworld energy rocketed out of the manhole only seconds after Anerias' Hound crawled out. One manhole at a time, pillars of black smoke shot into the air around the city. Occasionally, muffled bangs rang out from the manholes that either blocked or tried to block the underworld energy.
