A Sandworm? And one this huge? Sylutia had no time to think. She moved swiftly, dodging the enormous five-lobed maw surging toward her.
If she were dragged inside, she would probably be ground into bloody shreds before she could hold out for long.
After spinning out of the way, Sylutia spread both hands. Brilliant silver threads appeared around her wrists, weaving around one another before spreading wildly into enormous wings. Then the wings abruptly shattered, turning into sharp, silver feather blades that shot forward at high speed.
[Enchantment Spell: Moonlight Flying Feathers] (Moonlight · Feather Wing · Sharp Feather · Energy Injection · High Speed)
It was a versatile spell suited to all manner of complex situations. The flying silver feathers swept through the underground chamber, slicing the Sandworm's skin and raising fine sprays of blood. Some then poured into its gaping maw, causing such pain that it thrashed its enormous head.
But a spell like this could not kill the giant Sandworm. A dozen seconds later, a segment of its body swelled, then writhed forward toward its maw.
When it reached the maw, a violently shaking sound wave spread outward, as though countless insects were shrieking in unison inside it. The piercing sound knocked many of the members who had descended underground unconscious. Wherever the sound wave reached, stone walls and pillars crumbled into fine grains of sand.
After this spreading sonic attack, more than half the mausoleum collapsed, burying countless people. Even those who barely managed to survive would suffocate sooner or later unless they escaped quickly.
Sylutia understood this too. It was as though an invisible countdown hung beside her, urging her on without pause.
By now, collapsed rubble and earth filled the area around her. Never mind attacking and defeating the Sandworm-she could hardly