The feed hose flattened beneath the Reaper's scythe with thirty-two seconds left.
JJ's first pump rattled on Omina's floor. Inside the tank, the woman's pulse climbed while the blocked line starved one side of the current.
Jade grabbed the hose close to the blade and pulled. The scythe's weight kept the tube sealed against the floor.
Ty looked down at the edge hooked behind his spine.
"Pull the hose when I turn because this will hurt."
He twisted his ribs around the blade and forced the hook upward.
The scythe lifted with him. Its hook scraped along three vertebrae and opened a gap beneath the shaft. Jade dragged the hose through before Ty's knees struck the floor.
Fluid surged past her hands and refilled the flattened hose.
On Omina's side, JJ opened the first pump and lowered the second. The woman's pulse dropped below one hundred while Jade checked the hose for a split.
Thirty seconds remained when the tank moved again.
