Chapter 72: Wave Three – Titan Bats Unleashed
The battlefield fell into an eerie silence. The air thickened, as if the world itself was holding its breath. Then—a deep, bone-rattling tremor shook the ground beneath us.
Henry and I glanced at each other.
"You feel that?" I muttered, my fists clenching.
"Yeah... That ain't normal." Henry's grip tightened around his sabers, his divine aura flaring slightly.
Then—the sky darkened.
A massive shadow blotted out the moon, and a thunderous, inhuman screech echoed across the canyon. The mere soundwave shattered boulders and sent a hurricane-force wind rushing across the battlefield.
Then they descended.
Titan Bats.
Each one was at least twenty feet tall, their bodies covered in black, steel-like plating that shimmered under the red moonlight. Their eyes burned with an eldritch glow, and their wings stretched wide like the cloaks of ancient executioners.
One landed in front of me, its claws sinking into the earth like anchors. Its head alone was bigger than my entire body.
Henry let out a low whistle. "Well... that's new."