[He nods in understanding; just slowing them down should be enough, and having a plan in place makes his own confidence stay settled so that he can focus. They've got this.
He looks away from the path ahead only for a moment in order to figure out what Ian's doing, but then he realizes he's blocked off a tunnel, and good. They're going to be down a shield when they get out in the rain, but that isn't a problem--they'll just need to account for that--and it's well worth it to have one less thing to focus on here and now.
Lance nods again at Ian, gun still holstered, and he's only still holding his shield so as to have a light source. His attention is on the tunnel ahead of them, looking more than listening, but it's becoming clear another wave of those things is about to arrive.
And then they do, a whole group just like before, and Lance steps in front of Ian just to make absolutely sure he has a clear shot before his holds up a hand. Lightning arcs with a cracking sound, lighting up the whole tunnel briefly, lancing not just through the rat in the front but all of them behind it, one by one. It lasts only a brief moment, but then there's silence for a second more before Lance breaks it.]
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He looks away from the path ahead only for a moment in order to figure out what Ian's doing, but then he realizes he's blocked off a tunnel, and good. They're going to be down a shield when they get out in the rain, but that isn't a problem--they'll just need to account for that--and it's well worth it to have one less thing to focus on here and now.
Lance nods again at Ian, gun still holstered, and he's only still holding his shield so as to have a light source. His attention is on the tunnel ahead of them, looking more than listening, but it's becoming clear another wave of those things is about to arrive.
And then they do, a whole group just like before, and Lance steps in front of Ian just to make absolutely sure he has a clear shot before his holds up a hand. Lightning arcs with a cracking sound, lighting up the whole tunnel briefly, lancing not just through the rat in the front but all of them behind it, one by one. It lasts only a brief moment, but then there's silence for a second more before Lance breaks it.]
Okay. Time to go.