Alex Neptune, Zombie Fighter by David Owen

Author:David Owen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

A REPERTOIRE OF DISASTERS

Lava sizzled and cooled under clawed feet as the monstrous crabs formed a protective ring around the fiery volcano spout. Their hooded riders lifted withered hands, gnarled fingers flashing blue as twisted sea magic poured into the fractured seabed, stoking the subterranean furnace hotter.

This was why the extinct volcano had returned to life – hundreds of years ago the crab zombies had deliberately revived it. If they were Brineblood’s undead minions, this must have been one of the pirate’s wicked plots. Argosy’s ancestor had thwarted it by trapping the volcano in a bottle before its eruption could smother the world.

Did Erasmus Argosy, hundreds of years later, know Brineblood had been responsible for this disaster?

Alex had to remind himself that all of this had already happened. They couldn’t stop the eruption. Instead, they had to retrieve the trident piece so they could prevent the crab zombies from resurrecting Brineblood in their world.

“Spread out,” he called to Zoey and Anil. It was better to avoid the crab zombies here altogether.

He didn’t know if his friends could hear him through the bubbles but pointing seemed to give them the idea.

Smoke rose from the volcano in a bubbling column. Alex, Zoey and Anil circled around it, using the murky water for cover as they sank lower, scanning the seabed for any sign of their trident treasure. The fissures cracked longer and wider as the crab zombies continued to pour out their magic.

There was no sign of the trident piece but Alex could feel its power. It struck a truer note than the twisted cacophony of zombie magic. If he could block that out, he would find the artefact.

A rock broke away from the seabed. Steam propelled it upwards like a cannon shot and it careened directly towards Anil. Alex threw up a hand to try and push it away but Anil reacted faster. Swiping an arm sideways, his magic flared and a current of water slapped the rock, breaking it into pieces.

I did it! Anil mouthed, grinning and pointing to his hand.

Below them, the crab zombies shifted. The riders had sensed the pulse of magic and peered up at them. Three kicked up and away from the fiery magma while the rest remained to finish stoking the volcano.

Zoey squared up inside her bubble and Anil reluctantly did the same. Apparently there was no choice but to fight after all.

“Just keep them distracted!” Alex shouted.

He let his magic flow and pushed a current at the nearest crab, swirling water knocking it away. Nearby, his friends’ magic kindled as they readied to meet their attackers.

The charging crab riders extended their arms, desiccated fingers flashing blue. Ice crackled towards Alex, firing like frozen lightning.

Alex focused his magic to form a shield of water but Zoey had other ideas. Her magic gushed and she swung her arm in a reckless punch, swiping the ice away so it flew wildly in all directions. A shard caught Alex in the shoulder, bursting his protective bubble, the force of the impact sending him spinning towards the seabed.

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