The kobolds scattered as Lumy's Aqua Dominion tore through their front lines, but more were already surging from the shadows—archers taking position on the low branches, spearmen flanking from both sides. Their chittering grew frantic, more coordinated.
Andrey focused, and the white-and-gold pistol materialized directly from his inventory into his hand. He channeled a thin thread of Ki into the barrel, the weapon humming faintly as he raised it, sighting down the slide.
"Covering fire," he said calmly.
He fired.
The first shot struck a kobold archer in the shoulder, spinning it off its perch. The second found a spearman's knee, dropping it mid-lunge. Each round carried a faint blue-white tracer—Ki-infused, precise, and devastating against the lightly armored creatures.
Lumy didn't waste the opening. She raised her staff again, water coalescing around her in shimmering arcs. "Tidal Restraint!"
