[That’s one ant down, but they have no idea how many of them there are left; Near hopes that the number of ant familiars isn’t the same as the average number of ants per ant colony, but if there happens to be a whole army of them, at least they know that they can finish them off in one quick move.
Despite how brief it is, Mello’s surprise is quite noticeable through their resonance, but Near doesn’t react to it: he knows that the worst thing about those ants isn’t their size, but the acid they can spit out instead.
He gives a quiet hm of agreement before speaking again.]
When attacked or crushed, ants may emit an alarm pheromone that sends nearby ants into attack mode, and attracts more ants from farther away, [he begins, paying even closer attention to their surroundings. There doesn’t seem to be anything usual just yet, but still…] We have to be careful, it’s entirely possible that these ant familiars communicate in the same way and--
[His suspicion comes true before he’s even finished speaking: he can hear the sound of many insect jaws clicking together in a frenzy, coming from inside the caves, and is it just him or does the ground feel like it’s shaking, as if there's a stampede coming their way?]
Mello. Run.
[They have to use their resonance attack, but they can’t do it from where they are: they’re too close to the caves, and they need to be at a safe distance in case any part of the canyon wall collapses.]
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Despite how brief it is, Mello’s surprise is quite noticeable through their resonance, but Near doesn’t react to it: he knows that the worst thing about those ants isn’t their size, but the acid they can spit out instead.
He gives a quiet hm of agreement before speaking again.]
When attacked or crushed, ants may emit an alarm pheromone that sends nearby ants into attack mode, and attracts more ants from farther away, [he begins, paying even closer attention to their surroundings. There doesn’t seem to be anything usual just yet, but still…] We have to be careful, it’s entirely possible that these ant familiars communicate in the same way and--
[His suspicion comes true before he’s even finished speaking: he can hear the sound of many insect jaws clicking together in a frenzy, coming from inside the caves, and is it just him or does the ground feel like it’s shaking, as if there's a stampede coming their way?]
Mello. Run.
[They have to use their resonance attack, but they can’t do it from where they are: they’re too close to the caves, and they need to be at a safe distance in case any part of the canyon wall collapses.]