Author's Note: Do Not Unlock Yet. Chapter Is Still Under Construction.
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"Guys..." Brin voiced with a disturbed tone. "We're not alone."
From the shadows, slithering shapes crawled forward. They were insectoid in appearance, with glistening black exoskeletons and too many eyes. A low screeching hum began to echo.
Victor barely had time to react when one lunged at Xuan Qing. She turned to bolt—left—but her body flung itself right, directly into the path of the beast.
"Xuan!" Victor shouted. He moved without thinking—turned right, slashed left, and his blade found its mark.
The beast let out a strangled hiss and crumpled, twitching. Victor hoisted Xuan Qing onto his shoulder as she yelped in protest.
"Don't drop me again!"
"Stop running off then!"
Another creature shrieked. This one leapt at Mirael, and she dodged straight into a player's sword swing. Blood spattered, not from the creature, but from her arm. "You idiot! That was my side!"
