Chapter 551: The Ones That Lurk Beneath
A Few Hours Before
"That was a Virelop," Tobias said, already moving, his voice cutting through the uncertainty. "It came to scout."
"If one is here," he continued, his tone hardening, "then there are more. And it will not attack from the front."
"Warriors," he called, his voice rising just enough. "Blades out."
Steel answered him.
"Those injured—center," he ordered. "Now."
There was no delay.
The formation shifted immediately, bodies moving with urgency, closing in around those who could not defend themselves. The healthy took the outer ring, their movements tight, controlled despite the exhaustion weighing them down.
Tobias felt the shift around him.
Felt the way they moved closer to him. He too was injured, and so it wasn't surprising they surrounded him.
"Stay together," he added. "No gaps. It will use your blind spots, but it will attack the weak ones first, so the warriors around will help defend."
They nodded.
