It wasn't just large, it felt heavy, and oppressive.
Like something that didn't belong.
One of the students, a young man with a spear, tightened his grip as he tried to steady his shaking hands.
"Why is it this fast…?" he muttered.
"Stop talking and attack!" another shouted.
Three of them rushed forward at once, their weapons aimed at its legs, trying to limit its movement, their strikes landing almost at the same time with sharp metallic sounds.
Clang.
Clang.
Clang.
The impact echoed.
But the shell barely cracked.
"What the hell—"
Before he could finish, the insect moved.
Fast.
Too fast.
One of its legs shot forward like a spear, piercing straight through the chest of the nearest student, lifting him off the ground in a single motion.
His eyes widened.
Blood filled his mouth.
"N… no…"
The insect twitched its leg.
And threw him aside.
His body slammed into the wall with a sickening sound, then slid down, unmoving.
"Jian!"
Panic broke instantly.
