Like a wounded titan from ancient myths, the queen staggered back, ichor pouring from a dozen wounds across her massive body.
Despite devastating wounds across her exoskeleton and multiple broken limbs, she refused to yield. She must have had a powerful maternal instinct, which drove her forward as she fought to protect the thousands of eggs and larvae deep within her hive.
Erik hovered above, using the free hydra's heads to analyze the queen's weakened state.
"She's running out of options."
[Her carapace integrity is below 40%. The thorax wound must be your primary target.]
The queen launched another acid spray like a pressurized fire hose. She didn't hold back, not that she could.
The problem for her was that the attack lacked its previous precision and strength. Erik easily redirected it with a gust of wind, albeit a powerful one, sending the corrosive liquid splashing against some of the bugs below.
[Bellator thanatocoleoptera killed: mana-absorbing process starting.]
