"If we don't do anything right now, there won't be anything left of us in a few minutes!" The scarred man shouted from his position in the crowd, doing his best to be heard.
People at the very front and centre of the gathering clenched their jaws and tried to dig their heels into the dead earth. Shields were raised sideways to stop the crush. A few strength type Awakened even turned around and began pressing their palms against the membrane to stop the people behind them from being flattened into paste under the pressure.
But it was pointless. There were too many bodies in too little space.
Rohan felt it all around him now: the heat of other bodies, the smell of sweat, dirt and blood. Elane tightly squeezed in against his chest, and he had to unsummon his spear and shield her with his arms to stop her from being completely crushed to a point where she couldn't breathe; otherwise, she'd have become the first victim to this crazy stampede.
