The black sand erupted like a geyser fifty meters to their left, massive chunks of earth flying through the toxic atmosphere as something the size of a building burst from the planet's depths. Noah's system immediately began screaming warnings that made his vision blur with cascading alerts.
[MASSIVE THREAT DETECTED]
[CLASSIFICATION: CATEGORY 5 ]
[DESIGNATION: TITAN BURROW SOVEREIGN]
[WARNING: EXTREME DANGER - RETREAT RECOMMENDED]
The creature that emerged defied easy description. It was clearly rodent in basic design—elongated snout, powerful haunches, massive digging claws that gleamed like polished steel in the dim light. But it was built on a scale that belonged in nightmares. Each of its claws was longer than Noah was tall, and its body stretched at least sixty meters from nose to tail.
