Cody's expression grew serious as he studied the strange creature. It had attacked without warning and the force behind its attack was pretty strong. He still didn't know if it acted on instinct or deliberately tested their defenses.
"Nobody lower your guard," he warned his team. "We don't know what it can do yet."
The three soldiers tightened their formation and kept their weapons ready while Cody maintained the protective shield.
Across from them, the creature crouched among the tall grass with its long limbs bent beneath its narrow body, ready to spring forward again at any moment.
Now that he could observe it more closely, Cody realized that the creature looked like some kind of lizard, although its proportions were not normal.
