Volume 3: The Onslaught of the Giant Bats As XCO's vampires retreated, trying to distance themselves from Maryial's fury, Maryial summoned a legion of giant bats to relentlessly pursue Ekkel and the retreating vampires. The bats, with their black wings flapping furiously, caught up the retreating group of vampires, plunging them into a dark and chaotic cloud. With each wing beat, the bats launched themselves at the vampires, attacking them with ferocity and determination. Ekkel led the escape, but the giant bats caught up with the group, enveloping them in a whirlwind of claws and fury. The vampires, already weakened by the previous battle and the devastating loss, now found themselves confronted by a new deadly threat. With each attack of the giant bats, the vampires were attacked without mercy. Ekkel, still injured from the fight with Maryial, fought to protect the few vampires who accompanied him in the retreat, but the ferocity of the bats was overwhelming. The attack of the giant bats represented a final threat to the survivors of XCO, who found themselves enveloped by rain. of relentless attacks. At every moment, it seemed that hope was slipping from the vampires' already weakened grip, leaving them at the mercy of imminent destruction. Thus, the chapter ended with the vampires of XCO, pursued mercilessly by the giant bats, locked in a fight desperate for survival amid the chaos and devastation that the supernatural war had brought.