The vine, now buried inside of the earth user's leg, twisted around the inner muscles of his calf before tightening just behind his knee.
The joint bent sideways with a sharp crack, and his second scream carried through the trees as everyone, hostage and ally moved away from him.
Seeing that everyone was distracted, the mother grabbed the girl and pulled her toward the opening where the earth wall had collapsed. A few others followed, gathering children and bags as they went, but the men at the barricade barely noticed them leaving.
That was the problem with building a group around one powerful asshole. The second he fell, everyone else forgot how to use their own brains.
The earth user tried to crawl away from the ditch. His hands scraped against the road while he dragged his useless leg behind him, shouting for someone to help. Two of his men finally stepped forward, but neither wanted to get close enough to touch him.
