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CHAPTER 290: SONGS IN THE DARK
SONGS IN THE DARK
As the mutant looms closer, you decide to try something completely offbeat—a distraction that might just be crazy enough to work. You start belting out an old pop song that you vaguely remember from a time when the world wasn't falling apart. Your voice echoes strangely in the cavernous pit, mingling with the sound of shifting debris and the mutant's confused growls.
The mutant pauses, its head tilted in bewilderment. Its eyes, which moments before were filled with primal rage, now reflect a different emotion—curiosity. Your bizarre serenade seems to have thrown it off balance, each note you hit resonating with an unexpected calming effect. This unorthodox tactic buys you precious seconds as the ground underfoot continues to crack and heave.
But as the chorus hits, reality smacks back with a vengeance. A particularly large chunk of debris crashes down from above, kicking up a cloud of dust and hitting the mutant squarely on the shoulder. The creature howls in pain and anger, its momentary truce shattered. It lashes out wildly, its massive claws swiping dangerously close to your face.
You dodge backward just in time, but the pit is now an unpredictable battlefield. The mutant, now fully riled, seems to have forgotten the temporary peace your song had brought. It lets out a guttural roar, ready to charge. Above you, the pit's edges continue to crumble, and the exit seems more unreachable than ever.
Desperation sets in as you realize you need to make a pivotal decision. The next move could be your last.
The mutant pauses, its head tilted in bewilderment. Its eyes, which moments before were filled with primal rage, now reflect a different emotion—curiosity. Your bizarre serenade seems to have thrown it off balance, each note you hit resonating with an unexpected calming effect. This unorthodox tactic buys you precious seconds as the ground underfoot continues to crack and heave.
But as the chorus hits, reality smacks back with a vengeance. A particularly large chunk of debris crashes down from above, kicking up a cloud of dust and hitting the mutant squarely on the shoulder. The creature howls in pain and anger, its momentary truce shattered. It lashes out wildly, its massive claws swiping dangerously close to your face.
You dodge backward just in time, but the pit is now an unpredictable battlefield. The mutant, now fully riled, seems to have forgotten the temporary peace your song had brought. It lets out a guttural roar, ready to charge. Above you, the pit's edges continue to crumble, and the exit seems more unreachable than ever.
Desperation sets in as you realize you need to make a pivotal decision. The next move could be your last.