CHAPTER 28The second night was different. The vampires prowled along the edges of Abby’s barrier for a long time, but then carved a path straight through the centre, taking the shortest route to the cave and sacrificing one of their own every ten metres, so those behind could advance further. And this tactic would work if Abby didn’t do something soon. But what? She couldn’t go out and throw units at them—the moment she got near, the bombs would go off. The only ones who could do something without harming their defences were the hunters—and they barely looked like they could stand. “They’re getting closer,” muttered Paddy. Abby sighed. “You might need to go out there and disperse them. If they get any closer, they’ll jump to us and overrun the cave in minutes.” “All right,” the little

