When Charles returned to the battlefield where he had fought the 1189-1 entities, he was met with pandemonium. The air was thick with a nauseating mix of blood, gunpowder, and scorched flesh.0

A large half of the once expansive tunnel had collapsed. The survivors huddled together on the other side, surrounded by corpses; it was a picture of absolute devastation.0

While Charles was battling the spider from the inside, those outside had paid a heavy price to keep the colossal creature at bay. Less than half of the original group remained. Even the crew of the Narwhale had dwindled to just around ten.0

Under the guidance of several ship doctors, the less injured explorers assisted the severely wounded. As for the...0