Chapter 209: The One That Speaks
The cocoon pulsed with a throbbing beat.
I watched Liya’s team members arguing as they left and held my breath, hoping that thing wouldn’t burst before they were safe. Though I didn’t care for them... devouring stronger humans only made these freaks more dangerous.
"We should attack that thing."
"Oh? You finally had a good idea!" Liya mocked me while lifting her halberd.
"Shut up. You shouldn’t try—let me."
I stepped forward, raising both gauntlets. The chambers rotated with a low whirr, locking the longer-range explosive slugs into place.
Closer.
Ten meters from the cocoon.
Its outer shell rippled with black veins and sharp ridges, like it had grown armour.
Da-DANG!
Eight shots erupted from my knuckles, light and smoke flaring across the street. The blast lit the cocoon’s surface in bright flashes, searing into its carapace.