Everything in Althea's mind was filled with blocking the door, protecting the people inside. She alerted Gaia and the others about it, but they were all preoccupied with enemies outnumbering them.
She couldn't wait for others and was forced to jump down. As soon as she landed, however, she felt herself lifted up, and calloused large hands grabbed her neck.
"Hey, gorgeous, finally caught you," a man said. It was someone past level 30, and definitely overpowered her, especially since he had companions.
Althea's eyes sharpened and immediately attacked, using all her remaining mana.
Sharp rocks appeared from below them, shooting up in the blink of an eye. Some weren't fast enough and yelled when they felt the hit, while others preemptively jumped up by pure reflex.
The men's eyebrows rose in surprise, and then in anger when they got hit.
A moment later, her vines appeared and kept them in place even for just a second, and she threw out all the acidic water she had on stock.
