Chapter 248

The reinforced glass window, once unbreakable, now bore a web of cracks from the impact. "Drive! Now!" Edward was the first to snap back to his senses. But just as the vehicle lurched forward a few feet, a sinister arc of bluish light crackled through the air. The vehicle lost control. Tom clutched his hands, groaning in pain. His ten fingers were charred black, pitted with ghastly holes burned by the sudden surge of electricity. A thin layer of water covered the road, and eerie streaks of blue electricity skittered across its surface, almost imperceptible. Elara turned back and saw the escort vehicle, which was now left behind. Its rear doors hung open. A pale bluish-gray arm gripped the heavy steel door, followed by another. The electric eel's eerie, expressionless face emerged from the doorway. He crouched low, his eel tail slithering against the wet ground like an oily black snake. He was approaching, and his target was their vehicle. At the same time, those grotesque cri