He didn't need to count anymore—their red-glowing eyes, tainted by the Horned-Rat's Favor, shone like beacons of menace in the distance. It was clear there were far more of them than he had first thought. They pressed closer, the desert sands shifting beneath their movement techniques as they flew through the air toward Sandspire Village.
[Lifestream Aegis] continued to sustain him as he continued to dodge, deflect, and reply with his own hasty attacks in reply. Streams of water mana coursed across his body, instantly mending any small cuts and scrapes he received.
