The Massive Insectoid Queen

Navigating from the safe zone to Tuss took Yuri over twenty minutes, as Tuss was always on the move and quick on his feet.

When she spotted the vibrant red and green mecha in her sightline, Yuri was taken aback. The mecha was towing a small, battered flying vehicle.

What on earth had happened? Yuri thought to herself.

The exterior of the flying vehicle was severely damaged, as if assaulted by a corrosive substance and then subjected to gravitational battering. Its inner machinery was exposed through the wreckage.

And not too far behind them... Yuri's jaw dropped. What's that thing? Some unholy combination of a land octopus and an alligator?

The creature was massive, larger than a mountain, and yet it moved as swiftly as a rabbit. Yuri was astonished.

An incoming message echoed in her vehicle. Tuss's commanding voice followed, "Yuri, turn around and head for the spaceport. Now."