None of them needed to be told twice.
Mayumi and Yaana moved together at the front, one intercepting weapons while the other used the reach of her scythe to tear apart the bodies behind them.
Cole covered the gaps, stepping in whenever one of them needed to withdraw, while Uta's writhing limbs kept anything from slipping around their sides.
Behind them, Nora used her remaining mana sparingly, slowing ten lunging skeletons at exactly the moment Mayumi needed to turn, or strengthening Yaana's arms just before a heavy sweep.
Maya pressed a small recovery potion into her hand between spells, and Nora drank it without argument before returning her attention to the battle.
In this fashion, their formation held.
At the far end of the hall, Elion's blade struck another barrier hard enough to break it.
CRACK!
Instead of following with the same downward swing, he turned his wrist and stepped through the opening from an angle.
