Then Balkan roared. "Attack!"
Elius was startled a little.
The ground in front of Balkan, exploded. His three Dreadworms surged forward, bursting from the soil with sonic tremors.
One coiled around the beetle's left leg, another slammed its horn toward the underbelly, and the third launched itself directly at the beast's glowing face.
For a moment, it looked like Balkan's creatures had the advantage.
Then, everything fell apart.
The massive beetle didn't resist—it countered.
With terrifying grace, the beetle twisted, swinging one limb in a vicious arc.
BOOM!
One worm was flung through a tree, its body spiraling midair like a snapped rope. It crashed into the distance with a shriek.
The second worm was pierced—impaled—on the beetle's horn, its body skewered like meat on a spit.
With a flick, it was hurled into the sky, vanishing in the canopy.
