The moment the distant tunnel collapsed and the cacophony of the trapped swarm echoed into the cavern, the Cavern Creeper Queen knew. Her defensive ring was broken. The instinct to flee warred with her territorial rage and grievous injuries, but it was too late.
Adam descended from the air like a black meteor, Abyssal Glide making his approach a silent, deadly rush. Beside him, Ignis was a comet of solar fury, her draconic roar shaking loose dust from the ceiling.
The Queen reacted with the desperate speed of a cornered beast. She reared up, her massive, wounded body a terrifying spectacle, and unleashed a torrent of concentrated, greenish acid from her maw—a Corrosive Deluge, far more potent than the sprays of her children.
