"Did he manage to avoid being hit directly by the explosion?" they both thought in unison as they assessed the damage caused by the attack.
A few seconds after the explosion, just as the dust cleared, they could see that the upper body of the desert worm had exploded. The monster was apparently dead.
Seeing the creature's death, Deon rushed toward the corpse, followed by his teammates. Alexia and Amelia were more cautious, even after the worm's death. While following Deon in his run, they paid more attention to their surroundings.
"Hmmm, they're not as relaxed as they were at the beginning of the expedition," thought Deon, seeing them on guard, ready for any possibility of a surprise attack.
Once close to the creature's body, seeing the damage it had suffered, Deon was even more impressed by their combined technique. But that wasn't all—mutilations could be seen all over the rest of the creature's body despite the hardness and thickness of its skin. That was Theo's doing.
