"We are NOT fighting that!"
Before his words could even echo, the creature slammed its fist into the ground with terrifying force. The impact unleashed a wave of divinity that surged through the earth, causing it to rumble ominously.
Evan's danger sense spiked again, this time from below. He acted fast, jumping into the air and pulling the two girls with him onto a hastily formed Void Step platform.
A split second later, they heard a terrible noise that sounded like a zipper being ripped off its track and the ground beneath them deformed, warping into jagged, tooth-like rocks that spun violently, shredding everything in their path.
The small plant Artemisia had been holding moments ago was caught in the spinning maw and pulverized instantly.
"HA…HAAAAAUUGH!"
A deep, mournful groan rose from the monstrous earth itself, echoing like a lament for the meal it had lost.
