Chapter 168: Meeting Grid II
Alarms blared across Winston Castle as armored knights rushed toward them, weapons drawn.
"Well, this escalated quickly," Euphemia muttered, flipping a dagger between her fingers.
"Let them come," Dave said with a smirk, rolling his shoulders as he stepped forward.
The first wave of knights lunged at him, swords gleaming under the torches. Dave didn't even draw his own blade. Instead, he sidestepped the first attacker and slammed his fist into the knight's chest, sending him flying into the others like a bowling pin strike.
Boa moved fluidly, her whip coiling around a knight's arm before she yanked him off balance. With a sharp twist, she sent him crashing into the stone wall.
Diana, her staff glowing faintly, raised her hand. "Bind."
Golden chains of energy erupted from the ground, wrapping around the approaching knights and immobilizing them.
Euphemia, preferring stealth over brute force, slipped past the chaos and dashed toward the castle interior. "I'll find Grid while you guys keep them busy," she called out.
"Fine, but hurry up!" Dave shouted, delivering a spinning kick that sent another knight sprawling.
More knights flooded the courtyard, some carrying crossbows. Dave narrowed his eyes as they took aim.
"Boa!"