On Surging Rock Beach, the colossi appeared ferocious, their bodies composed not only of mottled crystalline rock but also large swathes of raw copper and iron.
From afar, they looked as though someone, wielding unparalleled strength, had forcibly patched together massive and varied mineral blocks to form the grotesque torsos, arms, and legs.
The uniform headless design, along with jagged ridges on their palms, elbows, knees, and shins, made them nothing short of devastating killing machines.
Such horrifying appearances and bizarre postures would cause any ordinary person to avert their gaze from a distance. Yet the disciples of Marshal Star Pavilion strolled forward jovially, forming groups of three, skillfully climbing into the interiors of the colossi.
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