The ground shook as the Broodmother fully emerged, its vast segmented body was dragged across the clearing with a sound like grinding stone.
Its abdomen pulsed in an abnormal manner, while translucent sacs revealed the movement of more spawn that were writhing within. Every twitch was threatened to unleash fresh waves of horror.
The swarm erupted in unison. Kelvin's jaw clenched, as adrenaline was spiking through him. If we fall here, the villagers won't even have time to scream before this hive devours them.
"Form a circle!" he barked....
Lyra leapt down from her perch, drawing her bow as she landed gracefully beside him. Darius, who was bloodied but unbroken, planted himself at Kelvin's other side, with his hammer raised high.
Immediately, the swarm surged forward. Dozens of Chitter spawn threw themselves forward in a relentless tide, with their legs looking blur and mandibles snapping.
