The faint sounds of slithering and the cracks of stone echoed in Rhox's ears as she peered out the cracked window. The worm-like beast moved with unsettling grace, its segmented body rising and lowering as it searched the ruined buildings, its intentions clear—it was closing in on their location. Nearby, the Hive Bugs scuttled across debris, their legs scraping against stone as they entered each structure in their path. The situation was growing more perilous by the second.
"So… where do we go from here?" Rhox muttered under her breath, her tone tinged with sarcasm, though the underlying tension was unmistakable. Her glowing orange eyes shifted to Gel, who was already tapping away on her datapad, analyzing the situation with that signature calm demeanor of hers.
