The giant arachnid lunged with terrifying speed.
Its enormous body flashed forward, eight legs pounding against the stone as two massive pincers snapped toward Stroud.
Stroud, fearless and grinning, raised his shield just in the nick of time.
Clang!
The pincer slammed into the metal, sending brutal shockwaves through his arm.
Stroud twirled, redirecting the kinetic force, and swung his axe with his other hand. The blade buried itself into one of the creature's legs. But before Stroud could attack again, several smaller monsters rushed toward him from the darkness.
Aurora finished weaving hand seals and silently raised both hands. A translucent, hexagonally linked barrier appeared around Stroud just as the creatures pounced.
