Ximena gave a fleeting glance to the succubus, who zipped overhead, in and out of her vision.
Seeing Salome disappear, Ximena stepped back into the narrow pass and continued using her crystals to deflect her Frostbite outward, increasing the range of Absolute Zero, making whoever dared to approach her beg for the warm grasp of death.
It was time to do the job Master Vale entrusted to her.
Sadly…
She couldn't do it perfectly. Some gaps in her offense existed where an invader could squeeze through. Ximena would try to block that from happening as much as possible, but the sheer number of them made it difficult.
The initial wave who'd run into Ximena had fallen and sunk into the ground, but their brethren had soon replaced them, mercilessly stepping over their brethren's fading corpses, continuing the dauntless charge.
The invaders were quick to learn her dreadful ability, but they quickly ascertained her weakness to projectiles.
