Just as my legs were about to give out, we found our target: a colossal octopus tearing up the shoreline. A bulbous black sac on its back gave it the grotesque silhouette of a two-headed beast.
Han Jiyul crouched low in the thicket. Beside her, Jin Hoseong drew his sword and Ha Yoojin hefted her axe.
“When we charge, smaller octopuses will erupt from that hump,” Han Jiyul explained, her voice a low command. “When they do, you two fall back and
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