More importantly, the soldiers could see their comrades wearing different hazmat suits, all tied up in the air by some sort of tentacles.
"Wait, everyone, hold your fire."
As the soldier in charge took one step closer, the flesh on the ground suddenly started shaking.
Tenacles started coming out all around them in a circle, forcing them to step closer and closer to each other as they rose from the ground.
"Wait! Don't fire!"
The order confused the four of them, but they followed it as the tentacle surprisingly didn't attack them.
It just remains, its bottom attached to the ground as it wiggles left and right. It almost felt like they were conscious and looking at them with curiosity.
"Put your rifles away and take out your shovels... We might need to cut our way out."
"Major Wu, we should really do something right about now..."
One of the soldiers impatiently asked, feeling a little cramped as the sounds of their air canisters hitting each other could be heard.
