A thick, blood-red hand tipped with black claws burst violently from the cocoon, shattering the hardened shell as if it were fragile glass.
The force pushed Lingluo back a few steps, making her stumble slightly before she recovered and put distance between herself and the emerging "boss," as Yu Xuan liked to call it.
The creature that stepped out was barely recognizable as the former leader. Its eyes glowed an ominous, piercing deep red, radiating a chaotic intelligence.
Even the remnants of the cocoon were quickly absorbed into its body, forming a thin, crimson blood armor that shimmered across its monstrous form. The sight alone was enough to make the surrounding air feel heavier, as if something truly deadly arrived.
The monster lifted its gaze to the blood-red moon hanging ominously in the sky and let out a deafening, guttural growl.
"KHHAAAAAARRRRRRRR!"
