A sudden, ear-splitting roar shattered the tense silence. Sophie turned just in time to see Sharon, her trusted adjutant, blasted away by a hulking goblin variant wielding a massive club. Sharon's body flew through the air, crashing into a tree with a sickening thud. Sophie felt a surge of rage and fear, her heart pounding in her chest.
"Sharon!" she screamed, her voice raw with emotion. But there was no time to check on her friend. The goblin horde was upon them, their war cries echoing through the forest.