The New Gate - Chapter 4Book 18 : Part 1

... in at dawn. They were not attacked during the night and they could confirm that the Red Core Pillar they defeated the previous day had not reformed.

The enemy either wanted to observe their movements or, as Shibaid suspected, focused on bolstering their defenses. They did not know which it was, but could only advance.

The party expected the Red Core Pillars’ level to rise as they approached the Sacred Place, their attacks and tactics to change, but nothing of the sort happened: t ...