Following Mrs. Mason's sharp commands, the officers quickly gathered the children and secured them inside the reinforced cargo containers, keeping them safe from the impending battle.
With everything finally settled, Elena closed her eyes and focused, extending her spiritual perception deep into the earth below.
Her brows furrowed as she discovered mutated energy signatures rapidly approaching beneath them.
What worried her most was the possibility that several higher-tier mutated worms were hiding among the incoming swarm.
Earlier, what she had killed were mostly tierless worms, easily decapitated with simple strikes. But against Tier 1 creatures and above with stronger defenses and far greater vitality, she would actually need to put in some real effort.
Luckily, the vast majority of the signatures still appeared to belong to tierless creatures. Otherwise, they would be in grave danger.
