The battlefield turned on them in the span of seconds.
Aurdis felt it before she fully saw it. The pressure at the front wavered from the collapse of their first attacker.
Her eyes snapped toward the center of the clash just in time to see Adrien stagger again with strange posture, his stance looked forced more by will than strength.
Billy also tried to move with him but his step dragged weakly with one arm hanging stiffly at his side.
The Chaos God pressed toward them relentlessly.
Just moments after charging alongside King Gulben, Adrien and Billy had already been driven back. Their attacks still landed but the monster had countered too quickly. Her limbs hit them stronger.
Aurdis's heart clenched.
"That thing is too strong," she whispered under her breath. "Father…"
Aerchon saw it too. He had been carving through tentacles at the flank when the front line faltered.
He turned sharply and his gaze locked onto Aurdis. Their eyes met across the chaos.
