Frostbound

"You've got to be shitting me." I couldn't help but mutter.

It was Day 43 and I was currently watching the 15th wave spawn in. It went how all of the others had started, except for one small difference.

"Over 120 spotted coming over the east hills!" Hal shouted out.

Now that wouldn't sound that bad, and with only 120 in the wave, it sounded quite good. The last wave had over 250 beasts so it seemed like a drop in difficulty... but that wasn't taking into consideration the 130 monsters we were watching run toward us... from the west.

They were coming from two directions.

The waves had followed a strict clockwise pattern since the beginning. East, south, west, north, in that order. Besides the pylon upgrades, every wave rotated following that pattern. Today's wave was supposed to come from the west. We were all in formation facing west.

I knew there would be a change this wave but I didn't think it would be this. It would split our forces in two opposite directions.

I turned to Austin, looking to see how we were going to do this. Usually, I would be the 'tip of the spear' in our three-man formation while fighting the waves, this would break us up.

"I'll go to the east, I'm faster." He said.

The beasts were still a ways away but they would close in quick. I could make it across the camp to the eastern gate in enough time but he would be quicker at it.

"Take Jonathan with you," I said.

He would need him more than I would. I could tank for myself while also dishing out damage and Austin was more oriented toward dealing damage. It wasn't to say he couldn't take damage, it just wasn't his strong suit.