"Elara!" he called out, dodging another dark blade. "Wind Wall, forty degrees left of Valeria's position!"
She looked confused but complied, creating a barrier of compressed air. It wouldn't stop the Elite Guard, but it would obscure vision for a crucial second.
[Type-114b Explosive Sphere]
Lumi had taken thirteen of these from the base they had raided earlier. Now it was the time to use them.
The Elite Guard was focused on Valeria, treating the rest of them as barely worth notice. That arrogance would be its-
No. That was wishful thinking. This could never kill even the weakest Elite Guard. At best, it might injure it. But even a small advantage could mean survival.
Valeria grunted as a particularly heavy blow sent her skidding backward, her boots carving grooves in the ice. Blood ran from a dozen small cuts where the Elite Guard's attacks had grazed her.
"Susie!" Lumi called out, his voice carefully pitched to carry panic. "The corruption readings! Are they spiking?"
