Jason leaned against the wall, eyes wide. "What's going on? Why does he come with his own background music?!"
But there was no time to investigate. The thing before them was clearly not human, likely just one manifestation of the monster within the dense fog. Otherwise, it was hard to explain how he had shattered Dense Ice.
Conversely, if he could break Dense Ice from the inside, wouldn't cutting down the three of them be as easy as chopping vegetables? It would be great if the shield worked, but if it did not, the time they spent standing there and fighting desperately would be enough for the enemy's strength to double.
No matter how they considered it, running was their only option. This guy did not seem to have any special tracking methods. He probably had only forward vision like a human. He might not have been affected by the dense fog, but his abilities were ultimately limited. Their best plan was to shake him off first, then hide.
"I'll hold him off," Jason said. "It looks like inertia affects him. The handgun can slow his advance, and you can use the opportunity to climb over the wall behind us..."
Before Jason could finish, he suddenly froze. He saw more writhing eyes in the puddles on the ground, packed together in different sizes, constantly splitting and merging, becoming larger and more real.
Jason was stunned. "What the hell? We just got here. How could the eyes be this fast...?"
"I'm afraid the timer isn't independent anymore," Tim said gravely. "It accumulates over multiple instances. Before, we just couldn't stay in one place for more than three minutes. Now, no matter where we move, the total time we spend standing still can't exceed three minutes."
"What happens if we go over?"