Looks like we might have hit something by mistake?
Although, considering everything down that tunnel is sure to be hostile, I'm not sure I would call it a mistake?
I wonder what I even hit with that wave…
The mystery is soon solved when a gang of angry and damp looking Croca-Beasts come swaggering around the corner looking for trouble.
So it's you guys!
Are you the culprits chasing all the other monsters up the tunnel towards the surface just like Enid said you damn thugs! Acting all tough now that your momma is in town, how sad is that?!
You stupid Croc Bipeds might have been scary and threatening when I was a hatchling but you're small fry now!
And it's true. The Croca-Beasts that once upon a time loomed over me like giant croc faced messengers of death don't seem nearly so large anymore. Whilst I'm not quite tall enough to look them in the eye I probably have a similar overall mass to them since I'm much longer than I am tall.
Their sharp claws and powerful, snapping jaws are not nearly as impressive as once they were. My own Savage Infused Mandibles look far more deadly to be honest. These guys just don't hold any fear for me anymore!
"ROOOAAAAAAAAAOOOOO" Tiny bellows.
Well sure, he's even less scared of them. Without waiting for my orders Tiny lumbers forward and starts smashing Croc face in with his massive fists. It's almost sad. He towers over the little crocs and his fist is probably the same size as their entire head. With every swing he one shots a Croca and it isn't long before the posse of toothy monsters has been smashed into paste.
Show 'em who's
a massive Titan-Croc. I get the feeling even after being reconstituted that he still has a special hatred
over the fallen Crocs I begin to sense something strange tickling at the edge of my awareness. Like a sound
anything Tiny?]
tips his head to one side and listens for a moment
advise before we continue to
back of my mind grows more distinct. The pace of it increase is so slow that I wouldn't have noticed at all if I
HOGAAA!
Feel weird!
Tiny feels it as well, he's been restless and smacking
are you picking up on
the usually energetic Vibrant seems a little subdued
Crinis too is feeling
is causing this, we need to be
with extra caution team"] I inform my crew, ["it's possible something really nasty is nearby that we can't necessarily defeat. I want everyone, including
this mounting creepy feeling is weighing on us that even Tiny
to run, you will flee
I'm going to allow him to die charging headlong into
so they'll probably end up where I do. I have to be careful not to leave Crinis behind, she has a very limited capacity to navigate her way around after all. Perhaps I should advise her to take
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