On the run.

*Squawk! Squawk!!*

Incorporating with the environment, the team glimpses at the dark sky as weird flying creatures filled the air and are flying in a randomized manner.

"If those things notice our presence, it's a death sentence," Baron whispers.

"What are they?" Questioned Allyn.

"Batty_Vamp is what I would call them," says Diesel, "Vamp meaning; Vampire,"

"..."

"On a serious note, that's what they are," Claudex said, "One of them can suck two humans dry."

"What! so they are some kind of blood-sucking demons?"

"Exactly... if that isn't an understatement,"

A small ball of sweat moved down Allyn's forehead.

"So how do we get past them?"

"We'll wait until sunset, that's the only way," Baron said. "They'll be in hiding during that period in time, that's when we'll make our move,"

Slowly but steadily, they all strolled back, with Allyn walking behind them. They made a camp somewhere beyond the reach of those flying creatures.

"Take your time, I'll keep watch." Acting as the leader that he was, Baron stayed awake.

While the rest of Baron's teammates were fast asleep, Allyn was awake or more like he couldn't sleep.

"So, this Diamond_Blue you guys are after. What do you need it for?"

"We don't need it,"

"That makes little sense,"

"We were paid to get it for a noble individual," Baron said.

"I do hope they paid a huge amount for this job,"

"Of course, we ain't that cheap," says Baron with pride.

Their discussion lasted until deep in the night and Allyn eventually dozed off. Baron couldn't stay awake either.

*Zzzzzzz!*

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.

.

"Yo, Allyn," someone whispered his name.

"Hmm?"

"Shhh!"

Cassius seemed very nervous, and Allyn's instinct sharpened in an instant.

"Wake the others," said Cassius.

Following his instructions, Allyn quietly woke the team...

"What's wrong?!" Baron asked.

"Pick up your things. We need to leave,"

Nobody has an idea what's going on yet, but they did as he said...

"Shit! it's here," Cassius cursed.

Majestically taking every step, a bulky reptilian creature walked over to a certain location, looking for something. It also arrived at where the team was just a while ago.

"Armor_Crock!!" Baron was terrified at the sight.

They had all already gone into hiding seconds before the creature appeared.

"Did it somehow follow us?" Claudex asked.

"I think it must have perceived our presence through our scent," said Cassius.

Hastily packing up their belongings, some of them had to leave their properties behind and quickly went into hiding.

The massive Armor_Crock sniffs the surrounding, especially the properties left behind...

"We can't stay here," Allyn mumbled. "It's just a matter of time before it sniffs our presence. I'm not confident in outrunning this thing,"

"What about the potion? Let's make use of it as we did the last time, since it will help keep our scent at bay," Diesel suggested.

"Yeah... I already thought about that... My belongings are over there." Baron had great difficulty admitting his mistake.

"Eh!..." Diesel sweated, "We are so dead," he said.

"You do not know how right you are." Cassius' eyes were focused up ahead.

They all followed his line of view and there, the Armor_Crock is looking straight at them... It noticed them a lot sooner than they expected.

The reptilian creature leaps towards them with an impressive feat and a wide-open mouth. It went after Cassius, but he avoided getting his head chopped off by a few inches..

Standing in the middle, the Armor_Crock roams its eyes around, deciding which one to attack first.

"F*ck! this is so bad!" Diesel exclaimed.

"Stay calm, it is still deciding,"

"How is that supposed to make me feel better?"

Cassius felt great shivers running down his spine the moment the creature stared straight at him.

"Run Cassius run!!"

Cassius took to his heels, and the creature followed right behind him.

With every attack, it ripped every tree branch its jaw comes into contact with, which is as a result of missing its target.

"It is fast! We should go help him,"

Claudex pulled out two daggers from her pockets and ran in the same direction. She did this without a moment's hesitation.

Baron picked his items. "I have to get this to Cassius before he reaches an open area. When that happens, there is no outrunning that beast," he said and followed right behind Claudex, leaving Allyn and Diesel behind.

Everyone ran in the same direction as staying behind was not an option, not with the possible lurking of any other hazardous creatures.

. . .

The longer the chase continued, the more desperate Cassius became. He won't be able to go on for too long and needs to hinder this creature.

Finding a potential shelter, Cassius ran under an enormous tree root. The Armor_Crock forced its head in and tried to get hold of Cassius with its razor fang.

"Go, Cassius!!"

Claudex hopped on the back of the creature and stabbed it... or at least, she tried to.

*Clank!!*

Her blade couldn't pierce the beast, not even close. Therefore, it is called Armor_Crock since its scale does not differ from metal.

"Shit!!" Claudex cursed.

*ROOAAARR!!*

Armor_Crock roared in anger while trying to shake off the pesky human on its back. Claudex tried to hold on but in the end, the creature flung her off.

"What are you waiting for? Leave!!" she shouted at Cassius.

Cassius took her words and ran away. He felt guilty having to abandon her, but if anyone has a better chance of surviving that beast, it's Claudex.

Losing its prey wasn't fun, and the Armor_Crock vows it won't let the second one out of its grip...

Claudex doesn't stand a chance against this being and she is very well aware of that, but fleeing away would be very hard.

*Gruuunnnttt!*

"I guess this is how it is going down," she mumbled.

"HEY!"

A piece of rock hits the reptile in the face. It was too little to cause any damage, but it got the beast's attention.

Just up ahead, Baron had stones in his possession and he occasionally kept throwing them at the creature, trying to piss it off.

"What are you doing Baron, are you that desperate to die?" said Claudex.

"I could ask the same of you," Baron shot his next rock at the reptile.

The small rock moved at tremendous speed. One of the reptile's eyesight got damaged as a result.

"Got ya!"

Growling in pain, the Armor_Crock could not focus on its prey. This is a grand opportunity for these two and they both left in pursuit of Cassius.

The team had been separated, and everyone was trying to find each other…

"Where could they have gone? Is Cassius still alive? What if they had all been killed already?"

"You should start by calming down," said Allyn.

"That's easy for you to say,"

These two are aimlessly wandering in the middle of nowhere, trying to find their other teammates.

On their way, they came across a large footprint, and they recognized it without doubt…

"We should be careful. It might be close by," Allyn said.

Diesel darts and quickly hid behind a rock the moment he had a growling sound... his heart is pounding hard.

"Why the hell are you still standing there?" Diesel mumbled as he urged Allyn to come over before whatever that thing is gets hold of him.

Allyn never made a move... but why is he giving off this feeling that made it look like Diesel just made a wrong move?

"B_ Behind you,"

Diesel slowly turned his attention to the boulder he was using as a hiding spot and found a reptilian eye staring back at him.

"Uh-oh,"

The rock he had been using as a hiding spot wasn't a rock. No, this is an animal, a predator to be more precise... a horrific predator, the same one they should run away from.

Seconds later...

Allyn is fleeing at full speed, with Diesel right behind him. An Armor_Crock is chasing after them while locking on the closest target; Diesel himself.

"You should have said something a little earlier!"

"What difference will that make?"

They have to do something about this beast, and Allyn had an idea.

"Take your first turn," he said.

"What?"

"Take your first turn now! I'll take it from here!"

Following Allyn's instruction, Diesel ran in the direction at the right. Unfortunately, though, the creature followed Diesel, which wasn't part of Allyn's plan.

Shifting to the Mecha_Suit, Allyn shot multiple energy blasts at the creature. He inflicted a little damaged, albeit a very insignificant one.

The Armor_Crock stared daggers at the Mecha_Man and strolls towards this individual.

"Surprised?!"