Bab 42: The Death Gazer

Rescuing the mayor wasn't really high on Xander's priority list, but the promise of a hefty payment spurred him onward.

Though Xander couldn't care less about the citizens of Faros, the thought of nightmarish monstrosities invading their world wasn't too comforting.

Leena's heart pounded rapidly inside her. She felt like someone was hammering nails into her chest. Fighting a few lowly Necrobats was one thing, but taking on an unknown Ethereal that could turn people to stone just by looking at them was on a whole different level.

"Are you sure you wanna do this?" Leena asked nervously. "I mean...we don't even know what kind of Ethereal we're dealing with."

"Yeah, I'm totally sure. We have to destroy that Nightmare Gate before more of these abominations can make their way to our world. Stay behind and use your cards to boost my attack. I will take that thing down."