A colossal shadow sliced across the overcast sky of that morning in the Skull Volcanoes, accompanied by a growl that surpassed in volume and ferocity even the roar of an Ursulus Rex.
"Quick! Inside!" Leonard shouted, pointing to the narrow fissure in the rock face that Evelyn had indicated, very close to the second volcano.
Xavier, acting as scout, slipped inside the small cavern. "Clear!" he announced, after a quick inspection. "By some miracle, it's empty. I think we should stay here for a while... at least until that thing passes."
"We might already be in the area of the flying reptiles," Evelyn suggested, her voice tense. "And this area is much more dangerous than the last one."
BOOM!
A muffled explosion echoed in the distance, followed by a thunderous roar that reverberated throughout the area. It wasn't the sound of a destructive explosion, but something... different.
"What was that?" Mikaela asked, frowning.
