BOOM!
The ice orb struck the floor and shattered in a brilliant explosion of light. For one glorious moment, the entire gloomy space blazed like daylight before slowly fading back into shadow.
[TEAM SCORE: 7000/20000]
"It actually works," I said, unable to hide my grin as I watched our points climb. I still couldn't see the vampires themselves, but the rising score told me everything I needed to know.
A single orb had just earned us roughly three thousand points. This was going far better than I'd dared to hope.
We were currently positioned on the third floor—just one level below the rooftop. Here's how my plan worked, and why I thought it might actually succeed.
