A wall of pressure swept over them.
Ola stabbed his battle-axe deep into the mud at his feet, barely managing to keep his footing.
He watched, wide-eyed, as the mountain-sized octopus Magical Beast smashed their freshly reformed ranks to pieces with a single sweep.
There were no screams. After one dull thud, the spot became a slurry of flesh, bone, and armor.
A massive gap had been torn in the center of the defensive line.
'All commanders, avoid the Magical Beast head-on!' Diana's firm voice rang through the psionic channel. 'Main force, with me. We'll outflank them from the side and continue the charge on Unas's main formation!'
Once the order was given, the entire battlefront immediately began to shift.
At the bellowed commands of their officers, the soldiers quickly reformed their ranks. They raised their shields and skirted the death zone ravaged by the great beast, surging toward the Bonebreak Clan forces on the flank.
