More emerged from the lower folds, using the organic strands as cover.
Aurelian adjusted the formation immediately.
"Astra, suppress lower fold. Lysara, cut the strand anchors on the right. Solenne, pull the drones back ten degrees. Rhoswen, hold and break the first rush."
This time, Rhoswen did not say anything playful.
The Crimson Bulwark met the first rush head-on.
The impact shook the tactical display as three adult beasts slammed into her shield line. Her guns fired at close range, tearing through tendrils and forcing the creatures to unfold in pain.
She did not pursue when the first one tried to back away. She let the escorts finish it and turned to meet the next attacker.
Astra's Black Crown fired with cold precision, cutting through the lower fold and forcing hidden beasts into the open.
Lysara's lasers sliced through the organic anchor strands without collapsing the nursery beyond them, while Solenne's drones kept the smaller adults from forming around the fleet.
