In the icy river, Chis trembled amidst the violent shaking.
Each of the Puki transformed into suicidal water mines that exploded in succession, sending shock waves to the depths of the riverbed.
Even though Chis had curled its core deep into the mud at the bottom, it could still feel the relentless pressure.
Its "heart" was too fragile, relying on a meat shield of other insects to protect it tightly, struggling to move downstream in the murky water, trying to evade the endless bombardment.
The cost was heavy.
One split body after another had its internal organs shattered by the shock waves, and the incomplete carcasses began to float upwards, only to be torn into finer pieces by subsequent explosions, eventually turning into floating purple stains on the river surface.
There were too many... These mushrooms were far more numerous than it remembered!
Even if Chis's army were still around, they couldn't compete with the current Puki.
