The centipede didn’t last much longer after that, not because the fight suddenly became easier, but because the team finally started to understand it. They picked up on the tells—the way its body tightened before it struck, the subtle shift in weight before it lunged—and once they saw those patterns, they cut it off every time, never letting it build the kind of momentum that had nearly overwhelmed them earlier.Riley adjusted his stance as it came at them again, slower now, less precise, and for the first time since the fight began it felt like they were the ones controlling it. Hayes held firm at the front, shield braced, taking the hits without folding, while Aria slipped in and out of range like she’d been fighting this thing for years, carving into the same weakened section every time she appeared.“Same spot,” Riley called, already drawing.His arrow struck the damaged segment, and the centipede jerked harder this time, its movement faltering as the pressure finally started to t
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