The castle interior began to shake, growing more intense by the second.
Ivy was completely frozen into an ice sculpture, her face twisted in terror, her skin turning purple as she suffocated to death.
Samson sighed deeply, but Ruby paid him no mind. She teleported outside the castle.
There was still one Lord left to deal with. As Alex's first request, Ruby felt she had to complete the task perfectly.
The simultaneous collapse of so many castles naturally caught Grom's attention. He was shocked and stepped outside to see Ruby floating in the air.
Indeed, only a Monarch-level could instantly kill these Lords.
This Monarch-level might be an ally of the Elemental Alliance or a subordinate of the undead Lord, but it didn't matter.
The goal was to cut off their escape route, leaving them no way out.
Without their castles, the Lords would be forced to abandon everything and become Freelancers.