Melody's two targets broke away from the group of four, both moving in opposite directions to try and catch her in the middle.
She let them think it was working, a wide grin on her face.
She kept her sword at her side and dashed forward, activating her bracer. In that instant, she seemed to disappear from view, her body shifting to match the red sand around her.
To the beasts, it was as if she had somehow disappeared into thin air.
They dug their legs into the sand, sending it spraying into the air as they skidded to a stop. Confused chitters left their mouths as their heads swept from side to side, trying to find her.
Melody was already behind the one on the left.
She drove her sword through the gap between two shell segments at the back of its neck, the blade sinking deep and severing the brain stem.
She removed her sword and plunged it straight into its brain.
The beast convulsed, every leg locking at the same time, then its body went slack.
She stored it before it fell.
