We dove behind the first wreckage, moving as lightly and as silently as we could. It was the first of the four wreckages that provided us a path across.
We waited a bit, before Lily sent the message.
[Clear.]
No one moved yet, as I carefully poked my head before one of the numerous holes in the wreckage.
The beast's head was still turned away.
[Clear.]
We were moving again, silently crossing the open road before ducking behind another.
Again.
[Clear.]
[Clear.]
It was on our move to the third wreckage that our luck, or more accurately, my luck ran out.
Midway through the sprint, perhaps due to my condition or just an insane stroke of bad luck, I misjudged the distance between my legs, misstepping and stumbling into Maki.
Before she fell, the girl grabbed me, using her weight to drag us both to the ground and roll the rest of the way there. Lily dove in right behind us.
