A massive swarm of fist-sized "beetles" with metal-looking shells came pouring in from three sides like a black flood! They didn't go after people directly. Instead, they went nuts tearing apart the camp's thrown-together barriers, ripping up tents, even trying to dig into cracks in the Phoenix wreck! Their jaws leaked this nasty acid that made everything hiss and smoke with this sharp, burning stench.
"Acid beetles! Keep them away from the ship and our stuff!" The guards yelled as they started shooting. Energy blasts and bullets lit up the air. Beetles exploded everywhere, spraying thick green slime. But there were way too many of the things, like an endless wave, and they had one clear mission: wreck everything they could touch.
Smoke, acid fumes, explosions, yelling guards, the
