The frozen ocean loomed overhead, its immense crystalline mass trembling faintly as cracks traced along its lower edges.
Ryn swayed, his skin still a pale white.
Engineers rushed forward, but Amelia was already there, catching him before his knees fully gave out.
"...Phase two," he murmured. "I'll leave the rest to you."
Amelia nodded softly.
Ryn had predicted this prior, that the beam would likely affect the monsters within the Dwarven seas and turn them wild as well.
So everything was a contingency. To take out the small hordes before going after Leviathan itself.
He exhaled slowly and allowed the engineers to guide him back toward the lower defensive line. Frost still traced his collarbone, but he no longer resisted being moved.
Amelia turned back.
The first creature had finally stepped up about halfway up the shore, with others quickly in step behind.
