Chapter 86: Mission for Ascendance: The Shri'kilian (3)

The creature's long feelers twitched and its seemingly thousands of sharp-tipped legs began writhing about as it slowly moved around its den. It looked around as if searching for something, before exuding a thick cloud of poison.

~It can't see,~ Lucius realized, before bracing himself. He didn't know why the creature had yet to eat the fruit, but he had his guesses.

The fruit seemed too small to be of any significance to a hungry creature of this size, so he guessed that it probably slept here, lying in wait for the creatures that would come after the fruit.

The creature began walking up the walls, its body now covering every possible path towards the fruit. Was this its method of seeing? Lucius wondered.

As he looked closer at the creature, he noticed that its body had a shiny glint, and right then he realized.

~It has metallic armor.~