It felt as if they were facing a towering, terrifying predator—while they themselves were prey marked for the kill.
Suddenly, the Mantis Man's elongated lower limbs, jointed like a locust, pressed down. In the next instant, its legs tightened and sprang, joints snapping with brittle clicks as it drove its body forward at blinding speed.
"Tap!"
"Tap!"
"Tap!"
The echoes of its every leap rang crisply through the vacant chamber.
With a few flickers, its mottled brown silhouette flashed past, and when it reached the center of the room, it kicked off the ground and, using its jump momentum, landed easily atop the colossal stone sphere, standing high above, gazing down at the seven of them.
Gauss gripped his White Bone Staff, feeling the emotionless, chilling murderous intent emanating from those compound eyes.
"Look out!"
The group slowly spread out.
Weapons in hand, they kept their eyes fixed cautiously on the Mantis Man.
