Li brushed creature gore from his gauntlets as he stood amid the smoking remains of the {Black Gripper}. Around him, the battlefield was already littered with the corpses of hundreds of creatures, but his enhanced hearing told him there were even more rolling forward, fully intent on tearing him and the others to pieces.
"Welcome to the shit show, boys. Ready your swords and spears as you lend a hand to fight the—" Vincent's voice crackled through the communication crystal from his position on the wall.
Li clicked his tongue, "Man, you are so annoying."
Stan struggled to his feet, his golden saber expanding until it was almost as large as he was. With a loud grunt, he swung his blade and sliced a beast in half.
"Li, don't be so mean."
Wiping the blood off his face, his skin took on a bronze hue as runes appeared on it. Leaping off the body of the {Black Gripper}, he dove right into the slaughter alongside Haru and the others as his words trailed off.
