"Hey, Beatrix! You forgot to mention the crowd already waiting for us in here!"
Indeed, there were not just one or two but ten Forsaken Divines, each with bulging, squelching organs where their heads should be, all facing in his direction.
Immediately, they roared and charged towards him, just as the ones chasing them from behind entered, trapping the three teenagers in a pincer.
Now they were surrounded—ten in front, five at their backs, and the sounds of more approaching from the other hallways.
At this, Evan clenched his fists and switched out the magic stone in his Energem Reclaimer, ready to use his Blessing of Destruction + Limit Break combo when a thunderous crack echoed from above.
He looked up, barely dodging as chunks of rock and shards of glass began raining down from the ceiling, which had fractured under the impact of something heavy.