He looked up. The milky-white clouds were torn to shreds by the wings of the Scorpion-tailed Lions as the monsters dove down from their midst.
Only then did Colin get a complete look at his opponents.
The creature had a human face, with a mouth full of sharp fangs that stretched nearly to its ears.
Below the human face, its body resembled a lion's, complete with a thick, reddish-brown mane. The pair of wings on its back were bat-like—or, to use the parlance of this world, dragon-like.
What was most striking, however, was their tail, which resembled a meteor hammer and was covered in barbed spikes.
The moment they revealed themselves, the Scorpion-tailed Lions beat their wings.
The force caused their bodies to crack like whips, slowly channeling all the momentum into the spiky tips of their tails.
CRACK!
A huge bang erupted, and a cloud of white mist instantly exploded in the sky.
Colin quickly raised his Shield.
THWACK, THWACK, THWACK!
