The rocks behind the child detonated in a burst of flame and shrapnel.
Riven's ears rang.
Dust clouded the air. The child vanished in the blast....seemed to be either bait or casualty...but riven couldn't tell.
[Rank E entities located]...it wasn't just him that got the notification...
Goblins poured from the ridge, shrieking.
The Rank E.
There were at least six.
One of them, was a larger, hunched goblin, with a jagged blade and wore a red sash.
It was a leader...
A leader.
Riven's system pulsed violently.
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[Emotion Detected: Panic (Squad)]
[Convert to Reflex Surge? Y/N]
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He slammed "Yes" with his mind.
The world sharpened.
Time slowed. His vision locked onto the goblins movements.....the goblins were already flanking left, one with a sling already winding up.
"Lisa, down!" Riven tackled her behind a crate.
Jack started firing wildly, missing every shot.
While the always bubbling Claire froze, trembling, her rifle dangling uselessly beside her.
