As they watched the distant golden giant wreak havoc, tearing the half-ruined Hellfire Citadel into even worse shape.
The Fel Orc warlocks made a difficult decision.
They would run.
In fact, if the few of them brought out their private stashes, they could unleash a powerful wave of Infernals.
But using up all their Infernal Stones here clearly would not be a worthwhile trade.
Just as the Fel Orc warlocks prepared to flee, X'era locked onto their position.
The golden beam sweeping through the ruins tilted upward and shot toward the area where the Fel Orc warlocks were.
The golden beam struck the stone wall and soon burned through it, nearly taking out a Fel Orc warlock behind it.
Realizing their position had been exposed, the Fel Orc warlocks quickly relocated.
These Fel Orc warlocks had chosen an excellent hiding place.
They were hiding in a troop shelter inside the city wall.
They could not be seen with the naked eye.
But Naaru were eyeless energy beings of the Holy Light.
Energy beings relied on extraordinarily powerful perception to see.
Had the Fel Orc warlocks quietly watched the battle earlier, X'era would never have noticed them.
After all, she was very busy and had no time to bother with the little rats in the distance.
But when they recklessly chose to attack, that changed everything!
If they dared to strike, they had to be ready to have their claws chopped off.
X'era diverted some of her attention and began dealing with these little rats.
The golden beam rapidly sliced through the city wall, nearly scaring the souls out of the Fel Orc warlocks.
If they kept hiding here, they could only be burned to charcoal or crushed to death by the collapsing wall.
As they fled in disarray, they quickly