Chapter 534: Curtain of Light (2 of 2) (1/2)

/Alpha: Wind: Incoming! There's another group to the south of us.

/Alpha: Nix: Shit... Get ready to fight.

The new group had already spotted them, evident by the way they changed their course. They were all heavily armored, eight of them on horseback.

/Alpha: Semmi: Trifecta.

/Alpha: Nix: Gigs up. Let's go.

Before Alpha could move toward Trifecta, an ear-splitting screech sounded from above. Chupa swooped down with the entire raid's Bone Crows in tow. The Raven's claws closed around an armored figure and, with several powerful flaps, bore him into the night sky.

Nix sprinted toward the group, but the entire group was gone before they could catch up. Screaming armored fighters fell from the sky like raindrops, splattering on the cold hard ground of the Dawn Burrough. ”Check for survivors. Lilac! Get your ass back under cover!”

Lilac and her group had moved toward them, but Nix's shout was all they needed to retreat.

/Alpha: Semmi: I want that bird, Nix. Please give it to me.

/Alpha: Nix: You mean Supa Chupa? No longer an option. Let's make sure everyone is properly dead.

/Alpha: Semmi: Search for any device that looks out of place!

Nix knelt next to the nearest corpse; the Trifecta member was wearing plate armor that looked like it had recently been smithed. Outside of an impressive-looking Great Sword, the only other object he carried was a choker.

/Alpha: Pon: Necklace thingie looks like the device.

/Alpha: Wind: Got one here too.

/Alpha: Fajii: Here also.

Nix unclasped the choker and slipped it on, immediately hating the feel of something pressing on his throat.

*All surviving Dawn squads, the Undead Faction has established a beachhead; keep an eye on the sky! A second group is airborne!*

*Command, this is Tabor Squad Leader Lilac, awaiting orders.*

*Squad Leader Lilac, rendezvous with Trifecta and join the beachhead assault.*

*Yes, Sir. Understood*

/Alpha: Semmi: Kill Tabor squad now?

/Alpha: Nix: Yep.

Alpha walked back to where Tabor was taking cover. Nix gestured for the enemy squad to join them. ”Let's go; sounds like those Inferno bastards are at the beach.”

Nix has cast [Black Ice Sculpture].

Lilac Rem has been encased in Black Ice.

Lilac Rem's familiar has collapsed and is unresponsive.

Nix dodged to one side as the Tabor squad's rogue showed great reflexes with a throwing knife that narrowly missed.

[First Strike][Backstab]

Semmi has landed a critical strike on Gulo Howl.

[Rock Slam]

Fajii has landed a significant strike on Tebi Stout.

[Void Strike][Backstab]

Wind has landed a critical strike on Qudro Xen.

Pon has cast [Fire Nado].

Gulo Howl has been caught up in a flaming twister.

Tebi Stout has been caught up in a flaming twister.

Qudro Xen has been caught up in a flaming twister.

Mesquite Dom has been caught up in a flaming twister.

Three emerald strands flew out of Nix's upraised hand, impaling the nearest enemy and yanking him out of the twister. He hauled back on the strands and slammed them into the ground.

Mesquite Dom has been slain.

/Alpha: Semmi: Something coming from the east, Boss.

/Alpha: Pon: The fuck is that?

Nix turned toward Misery, a curtain of light that seemed to span the entire Burrough was making its way toward them.

/Alpha: Semmi: Run?

/Inferno: Bali: DO NOT LET THE CURTAIN TOUCH YOU! ALL FORCES RETURN TO BASE!

Nix shook his head. ”Shit, there's no cover!”