A low, grinding roar, like stones crushing metal, erupted from the behemoth below. The single red eye locked onto their position blazed with malevolent light.
"It's seen us! Move! Now!" Julian's command was a whip-crack, shattering the stunned silence.
The ridge exploded into action. There was no time for a careful retreat.
"[Gravity Field]!" Julian snarled, his hand slamming down. The air around the advancing amalgamations in the immediate vicinity warped and compressed, slowing their shambling charge to a crawl as if they were wading through thick mud.
"Zoe, clear our path! Celestia, cover our rear!" he ordered, already turning to run.
Zoe didn't need to be told twice. With a guttural snarl, her form blurred. "[Beast Mode]!" Her body swelled with muscle, claws and fangs elongating. She became a whirlwind of fangs and fury, shredding through two smaller, dog-like constructs that had scrambled up the ridge with shocking speed.
