Air folded inward around the blade before snapping outward like a detonating storm front.
The concussive wave slammed into the Queen's sonic blast, two invisible forces colliding in the center of the cavern.
The resulting pressure shattered stalactites overhead and sent fragments raining like spears.
Tendo landed lightly, as if gravity favored him personally.
The Mother Spider screeched in frustration and took a lumbering step forward only to sink its front legs into a puddle of its own acid. The liquid didn't harm the creature, but it made the stone liquefy deeper, forming pits like boiling tar.
Dante winced. "We're gonna run out of ground to stand on."
"Then fly," Tendo said like it was obvious.
"Right. Let me just evolve wings real quick."
The Queen jerked again and spat three jets of corrosive slime, each one whipping through the air like thrown spears.
