Kayla nodded at Zaer's words, and leapt forward to follow the moving shield wall into what was left of the horde. Even as she did her eyes widened in horror, as through the rock floor she detected the faintest of rumbling vibrations. She glanced back at her companions in shock, wondering if she was imagining it, and yet it was confirmed in moments by the lizard men themselves. They began to screech and panic, some fleeing in search of escaping tunnels, some searching frantically for crevices in which to hide themselves as the elves had, and some simply flinging themselves at the shield in desperation. The tunnel became a cauldron of noise and moving shadows as bodies scattered in every direction.<br/><br/>The storm elf signalled her companions, leaning her head in toward the other two. "Stay together! Don't get separated whatever you do, or there is no telling if you'll be able to escape. The exit isn't far, we'll just have to hope we can reach it before The Durfle gets back to us. I have no idea how it got turned around so quickly!". Even in the strange mix of colours from the light sources it was clear how pale the slender elf was, and worry clouded her clear features. Spinning back to the shield she managed to intercept a clawed arm which was close to breaking through, and severed it without thought. As it fell there was another quiver and an all too familiar rumble began to echo at the very edges of hearing. "Now! Run!" She cried.<br/><br/>The group fled then, using the shield as a battering ram to push aside tangled hissing bodies, while stabbing their weapons at anything that moved in the shadowy darkness about them. The tunnel widened and smoothed a little, which simply increased the inky blackness around them and reduced potential shelter. Kayla squinted at the numbers of lizardmen still moving in all directions around them. She was certain that there were never normally this many down here! Even given the small team's fighting prowess, she could never have imagined getting through to the exit tunnel if they had to fight through this. Someone wanted them stopped permanently! Luckily someone had outsmarted themselves be setting the Durfle on them a second time and turning an army into a terrified mob. She ducked a vicious swipe from an axe which swept through the shield as if it wasn't there, sending a reflexive burst of magic into the vague shape holding it. There was no crackle and scorch as would have been usual, the magic dissipated by the creature's stony hide, but the sheer force of the blast threw it back through the shield, and then they were past.<br/><br/>Kayla shot a glance back at Ayesha, wondering how she was holding up under the strain of keeping the shield going along with the physical exertion of running. She noticed the screen was faltering in places, but the front which was doing most of the work was all but fully intact. The girl herself looked a tired, and Kayla reminded herself that she had only just recovered from nasty physical and magical attacks. But Ayesha was still keeping up and they had no choice but to press on. She glanced ahead, squinted in the dim light, and then shouted in triumph "There!" Her hand pointed at an arch ahead. The only way they could see it was because the darkness was less black than it had been, faint shimmers of blue tinged daylight showing vaguely through the carved arch. "Through there and its a short run to the egress doors.." She trailed off as distant sounds met her ears. Shrieks of panic and pain as lizardmen were crushed by the behemoth of the Durfle beast. And it was getting closer....<br/><br/>