Zither Scout

The insectoid lunged, its serrated limbs slicing through the air. Ethan barely sidestepped in time, the creature's strike carving deep gouges into the tree behind him. Before it could recover, Grug charged forward with a guttural roar, his club crashing into the side of the insectoid's body with a resounding crack.

The creature staggered, screeching in rage, but it wasn't down yet. Its head snapped toward Grug, mandibles opening wide to strike. That's when Snarl darted in from the side, his jagged blade slashing through one of the creature's legs at the joint. Black ichor sprayed from the wound, and the insectoid's balance wavered.

Ethan took this chance to land another attack on its weird body when the exoskeleton of the thing came undone like a cracked shell, revealing a sickly, pulsating membrane beneath.