Chapter 18: Annabeth Adler
Previously
The next moment, the ground beneath them shook violently as Sophie and Amelia poured everything they had into the spell. Vines erupted with even greater force, and the sky itself darkened with the weight of the magic. It was a final effort—one that would either break the horde or break them.
And as the beasts continued their relentless charge, the battle raged on.
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The beasts slammed against the wall of thorns and vines, their shrieks filling the air as the enchanted plants lashed out, wrapping around limbs, snapping bones, and dragging the creatures into the earth. Yet for every monster that fell, two more seemed to take its place, clawing and roaring, fueled by some unseen frenzy.
Amelia gulped.
'Killing a Behemoth is easy, but not when hundreds of monsters are rushing at us.'
She glanced at the struggling Behemoth, its long tusks covered in blood, trunk skewered by thorns and ice.
'We can't disturb the mountain's eco-system.'
Her gaze flickered towards a sheet of steel sparkling in the daylight.
She hesitantly held the card. The everchanging streams of numbers and formulas flowed throughout the display.