The colossal serrated scythe of the Spider-Mother slashed through the damp subterranean air, producing a deafening sonic boom that shattered the stalactites overhead.
Massive limestone boulders, some as large as tavern tables, rained down into the gorge, smashing violently into the mud around the paralyzed scouts who could do nothing but brace for impending death.
The concussive shockwave from the beast's initial movement stripped the bark from the petrified roots, filling the air with a blinding blizzard of gray dust and splintered rock.
A foul spray of corrosive alkaline venom erupted from the creature's gaping mandibles, sizzling through the air like a volley of burning green javelins.
Operating with grim, mechanical efficiency, Hajin flicked his left wrist, releasing the full length of his celestial chain into the escalating chaos.
