Soldiers all around Ark pulled out their military issued short swords, weapons capable of penetrating the skin of even profane beasts. And yet, it would not save them.
The sword might have been sharp enough, but the soldiers lacked the strength to push the blade deep into their bodies.
A furry ball of darkness jumped on a soldier that had been meaning the torrent, pinning the man to the ground.
He struggled under its grip, hacking and slashing at the beast but the beast batted his hand away and unleashed a wave of white silky substance from its abdomen, sealing the man in place—
Just before it plunged its mandibles into his stomach, bringing with it a wave of blood as viscera.
Soldiers were falling left and right, some pushed off the wall, while others wrapped up in webs and made to dangle over the edge.
