The new enemy moved through the Aegis units like they were nothing more than paper tiggers. Every minute, another sentinel went down in a burst of dark smoke.
This creature, whatever it was, struck with impossible speed, phasing in and out of the shadows, attacking in a blur, and vanishing before the Aegis units could even register its presence. Within minutes, all the screens showing the sentinels' POVs had gone dark.
Rex and Cleo exchanged a long, grim look.
"So... it seems like the boss decided to find us first," Rex muttered.
Cleo nodded, her eyes fixed on the last bits of footage. "Looks that way. This thing... this 'Void Crawler' it''s practically a shadow. It can slip in and out of the material plane, making it nearly impossible to hit. Tracking it down is going to be... difficult."
