"This guy's basically a walking monster magnet, huh?" Brandon couldn't help but snark.
In an instant, the entire mountaintop trembled. Massive boulders tumbled down with thunderous crashes—then morphed into Stone Scorpions, skittering toward the group with deadly intent.
"Keep fighting!" Mia said calmly, drawing her tachi in one smooth motion. She slashed at an oncoming Stone Scorpion, her blade slicing through the air with a sharp whistle. It scraped across the creature's armored shell, ringing out like steel on steel.
Sparks flew from the Stone Scorpion's body, but it wasn't cut clean through. Instead, a deep gash opened up, oozing blue blood.
"Still alive?" Mia raised an eyebrow. She realized that in her current state, a one-hit kill was out of the question.
Even wounded, the Stone Scorpion was relentless. It didn't flinch, didn't hesitate—its barbed tail lashed out as it lunged again.
