The roads in the Temple District were easy to walk on.
Yes, rather than roads covered in disgusting chitin and creep like those elsewhere, these were neatly paved with fine bluestone. They clearly were not the Aqir's handiwork. More precisely, these structures were actually part of the Titans' seal.
The Titans' "spells" were not as mysterious as ordinary people imagined. In fact, Dick knew that these star spirits liked to use devices resembling "futuristic technology" when laying large seals. While the soldiers rested and regrouped, Dick, Liadrin, and Jaina had secretly pried up some of the bluestones. Sure enough, beneath the heavy slabs lay science-fiction pipes glowing blue, powerful energy surging within them. They looked very much like the arrangements in Ulduar in Dick's already somewhat hazy memories.
The Titans were not purely mystical beings. Their understanding of technology also far surpassed that of mortals, though to the young lady mage, this technology was another kind of magic she did not yet understand.
The journey to the Twin Emperors' palace was not easy, and even the elite soldiers had suffered losses. Preventing an ambush on the Aqir's home ground was too difficult. Fortunately, there were no undisciplined mercenaries in this force pushing into the deepest reaches of the temple, so morale remained fairly high. Still, everyone knew a fierce battle awaited them in the darkness ahead.
Boom! Boom!
Two faint tremors in succession made Dick frown. He looked up at the gently shaking tunnel ceiling, then turned toward Jaina. She was communicating with the humans and Orcs through a specially made Communications Stone that could maintain contact inside the temple. A few minutes later, the young lady mage answered with an ugly expression,
"It's the Goblins those Orcs hired. They're using Engineering Bombs to clear out the bugs. Vol'jin is