Chelsie swallowed hard, then slowly turned her body until her face tensed. Her face paled. Her entire body trembled as a bat-like creature burst out from the shadows and lunged straight at her.
"Chelsie, watch out!"
'Clink!'
Shaan reacted instantly. He crossed both of his short swords and blocked the incoming strike. Metal rang. Sparks flew. He pushed forward and counterattacked, but the creature moved fast. It dodged every one of Shaan's strikes with ease.
"Damn it!" Shaan grumbled in frustration. "Chelsie, focus on healing Phoenix." Shaan walked, crossing his two short swords, preparing for the next attack. "I'll handle it."
Chelsie nodded slowly. "Uhm… okay."
[System is active]
[System has reconnected to daemon]
'Nice timing.' Shaan smiled contentedly. 'At least I can reconnect with Robin Hood now.'
[Shaan, thank goodness you're okay] Robin Hood smiled contentedly [I've been trying to contact you for a while, but suddenly—]
