Had Min ruined everything with his innocent question about whether it was all over?
No...
It surely was nothing more than coincidence, but... the arm-claw began pulsing with renewed intensity just after his words.
The mutant creatures that had already been advancing aggressively worsened. Their movements became even more aggressive, more intense, as if something had enraged them beyond their already considerable fury.
"The big creature no longer controls them," Liu observed while leaning heavily on Taro, his voice strained from exhaustion, "but the artifact is definitely still a problem."
Zhao attempted to launch some feathers toward the pulsing arm, taking advantage of his remaining fusion power, but again they bounced harmlessly against its surface. The ancient construction seemed to mock their efforts.
Julius also tried attacks with his most powerful minerals, but the ancient structure absorbed the impact without showing the least damage.
