Obadiah disappeared underneath tons of water, which began flowing into the tunnel as quickly as a fire hose on full blast.
“Beams, Shawna!” Rubberman yelled. “Run!”
Rubberman didn’t need to tell us twice. The three of us ran back toward the staircase, our feet splashing against the river water. The water was already up to our ankles and rising rapidly. Until the river water got here, I hadn’t realized just how low the ceiling above us was.
The skeleton army was still fighting among itself, but only a handful on either side stood. Only a handful of skeletons were in any fighting condition, clashing their swords and shields together like gladiators in the arena. The rest were scattered into piles of bone, most of which got washed away from the river water.
“Coming through!” I said.
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