The front changed the moment the Ascendants stepped into it.
The shift ran through that section of the battlefield like a fresh current. Fighters who had been holding on through sheer stubbornness fell back in tighter rotations while stronger defenders moved forward to take the worst of the pressure. The line did not become clean. It became harder.
Marcus advanced with Garron and Laziel into the more dangerous strip of ground without needing to say much. These monsters were not like the ones from earlier waves. Faster to react, heavier in their movements, tougher to bring down, and meaner in the way they attacked.
