Bang! Bang! Bang...
The rapid, deep drumbeats rang through the heavens, spreading from the highest point across all of Sarta. The trolls in the city froze when they heard the drums, then turned toward the Temple of the Blazing Sun on the mountain. They abandoned whatever they were doing and rushed toward the temple at top speed.
On the plaza before the Temple of the Blazing Sun, squads of temple guards poured out and organized Order, clearing a large open space in the middle of the plaza.
Tusur and Corsaro stood in the center.
The temple High Priest had already changed into an ornate suit of heavy armor. It shone with dazzling golden light, and he held a Spear of the Blazing Sun nearly three meters long. He looked more like a paladin than a priest. The only thing signifying his identity as a priest was the thick golden necklace around his neck. Finely crafted, it was strung with twelve crystals engraved with solar runes.
An elite group of temple guards surrounded Tusur. Among them were more than a dozen High Tier Paladins and dozens of Sun Priests. Every one of them was superbly equipped and radiated powerful Holy Light Power.
These trolls were the temple's backbone and the High Priest's confidence in contending with the chieftain.
Corsaro's gaze swept over them.
The temple guards also studied Corsaro curiously. They still had no idea what had happened, but all of them wore solemn expressions.
Every time the Sun Drum had been sounded in the past, it had heralded a major event affecting the tribe!
More and more trolls gathered on the plaza. Through the ranks formed by the temple guards, they looked toward the High Priest with anxious, uneasy eyes, whispering among themselves.
Boom, boom, boom...
A series of heavy,