They walked through the abandoned street, and Henrik repeated the process multiple times over.
Each time, he would put Rhett on the floor and take his hiding spot, and when another monstrous creature was on the brink of devouring Rhett, he would mercifully take out their life before they did any major damage.
Rhett used the word 'mercifully', because for once he agreed with Henrik and felt he was doing the right thing. These creatures were not normal. Rhett had no idea whether they were some mutant animal experiment, but whatever they were, it was obvious they were living a miserable life of suffering.
The first one that made Rhett's stomach lurch looked like a giant earthworm—if earthworms wore armor plating and sprouted eight hairy, segmented legs. The thing dragged itself forward, each step a struggle against its own bulk. Metal plates clicked and scraped against concrete. Its legs trembled under the weight, threatening to buckle.
