Jinxed

Jake and the others were about to charge into the fray as they had been doing until now, but they unexpectedly wavered when they saw the small contingent of parasites protecting the Purgatory Artifact.

The twelve Hunters were the largest they had encountered so far, approaching 10 meters in height, and their bodies were now covered with a metallic shimmering chitin forming a natural armor.

This chitin and their entire limbs could extend, retract, and sharpen as they pleased, coming very close to the characteristics of the original Digestors, of which they were but a pale copy.

Yet Jake and his group didn't give them more than a passing glance. As big and beefy as they were, they were just small fry. What fully captured their attention this time were the three Controllers in the background.