The first creature came out low, shoulders scraping both sides of the service pen. Soot-colored plates covered its back and haunches. Beneath them, a thick tail struck the door hard enough to throw it against the shed wall.
[Ashhide Guard (Dark Force Monster) Lv. 58]
A second followed. Its left foreleg dragged until the blue fitting beneath its jaw flashed. Then it straightened and drove forward on the injured limb.
Both turned toward the workers' exit.
Cassandra moved behind Katherine's wall and shared Hungerline's view with the party. Two narrow marks appeared, each running from a jaw fitting into the creature's hunger and bending it toward the people leaving beside the office.
"She's directing them at the lane."
Martin looked back. Cale had reached the staff gate with the injured loader. Beyond him, the clerk was still helping the man over the uneven sill.
"Keep them moving."
