They moved deeper into the maze. The silence was oppressive, broken only by the soft clink of armor and the whisper of their breathing.
Amy stuck to Oliver like a second shadow. Her staff glowed with a soft, warm light, casting a protective aura specifically around him.
"Blessing of Agility," she whispered, tapping Oliver's back. A surge of lightness flooded his limbs.
"Thanks," Oliver murmured.
A few feet away, William watched this interaction with eyes that burned.
'She gave him the high-tier buff,' William thought, gripping his spear until his knuckles turned white. 'She only gave me the standard stamina regen. Does she think I don't need it? Or does she just not care?'
His distraction cost him.
As they rounded a corner, the obsidian wall to their right suddenly rippled. It wasn't stone. It was camouflage.
"Ambush!" Oliver shouted.
The wall peeled away, revealing three massive, hulking figures.
Obsidian Golems.
