Chapter 106: Clash of Titans

The battle between the creatures raged on, a cacophony of roars, shrieks, and the bone-jarring impact of their clash. Dust motes danced in the air, illuminated by the flickering emergency lights dangling from the warehouse ceiling. Louis and Amelia, huddled beneath the warped metal crate, watched in stunned silence. "Who is that… thing?" Amelia finally managed to gasp over the din, her voice a mere whisper compared to the chaos around them. Louis shook his head, his breath coming in ragged gasps. His injured ankle throbbed with a dull ache, but the pain was overshadowed by the sheer terror and confusion gripping his heart. The serpentine creature from the rift, the one they had dubbed 'X-1' in their hushed conversations, was now facing an entirely new adversary. This newcomer was a behemoth, a hulking mass of muscle and obsidian armor, its form radiating a primal power. Its eyes, glowing with an otherworldly blue light, seemed to pierce through the swirling mist that fil