More tentacles emerged from behind Dejir, and rabbit ears and goat-shaped antlers sprouted from the top of his head.
"Because time is of the essence, we have to resort to some crude and straightforward methods—"
A piercing voice spread through the alley as seven or eight tentacles simultaneously stabbed at the alien sprawled on the ground. Scarcely regenerated legs kicked off the ground to dodge the strike, tentacles grazing the wall which crumbled to dust with a "whoosh" and scattered on the ground. Before the dust even settled, a crystal trailing flames pierced through the smoke, veered in mid-air, and plummeted back to earth, its immense explosion instantly engulfing the half-destroyed village houses, and a silhouette leaping into the air was penetrated by a beam of light.
Hiss—
White steam burst from Dejir's back, and as the heat was expelled from his body, the glowing crystal tentacles gradually dimmed.
"To even have lasers, Dejir, what exactly are you—"
