One of the bigger Litho-Crabs, noticing Jay and Kai's vulnerability, raised its two colossal claws for a crushing downward strike. Jay closed his eyes, knowing that as an ordinary human with a common class, his base didn't have the defense needed to survive a direct hit like that.
The rest of Silver Lotus was too busy dealing with their own opponents to step in in time.
"DON'T HURT PIP'S FRIENDS!" Pip's voice rang out, sounding completely different from the cute, upbeat tone he always used, showing a trace of the fury he'd only ever displayed once before, when he'd been controlled by the Beetle Queen who had kidnapped him in the past!
In a black blur, using everything at his disposal to boost his own speed, with Lohan also using everything possible to accelerate the boy's flight, Pip shot down from the sky and positioned himself directly above Jay and Kai.
In the split second the granite claws came down, Lohan's Slime around Pip expanded violently.
