Several vehicles had rolled through the damaged facade and landed on this floor.
One was still leaking fuel.
"We should move quickly," Yan Cijin said.
Bai Li nodded.
They crossed the obstruction.
Halfway through, a hiss came from beneath a wrecked sedan.
Yan Cijin stopped.
"That is not fuel."
A black shape unfolded beneath the car.
It was a monster the size of a large dog, but its body was segmented like an insect and covered in overlapping bone plates.
Its mouth opened sideways.
Bai Li stepped forward.
"I have that."
She flicked two fingers.
The creature was pinned to the wall by invisible force.
It thrashed.
Its claws carved grooves into the concrete.
Bai Li walked toward it.
"Do you know what the funny thing is?"
Yan Cijin watched her.
"What?"
"Everybody keeps attacking from the wrong direction."
She struck the creature from the side.
Its body shattered.
The pieces fell apart before they touched the floor.
Yan Cijin nodded.
"Efficient."
"Thank you."
