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The cry of pain of the second scorpion seemed to jolt the other two out of their ealier shock and they turned to me with their large, glossy, soulless eyes.

At the same time, the second scorpion had gotten over it's pain enough to want to inflict pain on me.

It began to crawl towards me, its pincers twitching with desire to chop me up.

I surveyed the unfolding scenerio before me and decided to step back.

That was the best choice in such situation.

The three scorpions and I stood at an en passé, watching each other intently.

My fingers were curled in anticipation, ready to move as soon as one of them took the first step.

The injured scorpion was the first to break the momentary stillness.

Spurred by its injury and, I assumed, it's growing weakness, it was consumed by the need to finish the fight as soon as possible.

I smirked as it stepped towards me. It's movement was slightly jerky.

I focused my attention on the scorpion and at the last moment, I turned very quickly to one of the two un-injured scorpions at the back.

I sent a vortex at it.

Sounds of surprise from all three scorpions filled the air and I smirked in satisfaction.

What happened was simple. I had come to notice something about the scorpions, they didn't seem to attack together.

Usually, when they're were a group of animals, they would work together to bring down their enemy, understanding that there was power in numbers and knowing that the opponent could only stretch their attention so far.

It was therefore logical that these scorpions would attack me as one, moving in tandem with each other and trying to overwhelm me within their sea of bodies.

However, no such thing had happened so far.

It seemed to me that despite these scorpions, moving as a group and feeling slight empathy for one another, they simply could not fight together.

They weren't programmed for it and so during the fights, something interesting happened.

When a scorpion led the charge against an opponent, the other ones stayed back and watched, waiting for their turn.

Therefore when the injured scorpion was approaching me, the other two had stopped once again and were watching our fight.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

This meant a drop in their security as they expected not to get attacked for now.

One of the scorpions had dropped its guard more, it even exposed its side to me.

As I watched the scorpions advancing on me, I also saw the exposed underbelly and decided to make quick calculation.

Then I sent a vortex at the scorpion.

As the vortex hit the scorpion, it was lifted up into the air and slammed back down into the ground.

The effect was instant. The other two scorpion turned their attentions to the fallen one.

I used my opportunity wisely, sending a master vortex to the side of the injured scorpion.

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The master vortex drilled into the scorpion, tearing a gaping hole in it.

The scorpion fell to the ground, unmoving.

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i turned to face the other scorpions.

One of the scorpions had been knocked down by the my attack, its body convulsing and twitching in the sand as it struggled to regain its footing.

The creature's chitinous armor was cracked and broken in places, the soft flesh beneath weeping blood and fluid onto the scorched earth.

Its limbs flailed weakly, its pincers snapping feebly as it tried to right itself

So there was one scorpion left standing.

Screeech~

The scorpion let loose a defiant screech, its body trembling with a mixture of rage and fear as it began its advance towards me.

Its pincers snapped and clacked, its stinger raised and ready to strike.

I watched the scorpion intently, my eyes flicking between the creature's movements and its weaponized limbs

In my hand, the sword was a steady presence

But despite the creature's fury, I remained calm and patient, waiting for the moment when the scorpion would make its move.

I knew that the creature would strike without hesitation, its instincts driving it towards an all-out assault that would leave a gap for me to exploit.

And when that moment came, I would be ready to strike.

The moment came in a flash of movement and a blur of chitin.

The scorpion launched itself towards me with surprising speed, its body propelled by a burst of fury that carried it towards its target with alarming force.

The creature's pincers snapped and clacked, its stinger flashing in the sun as it hurtled towards me like a projectile.

In a swift, fluid movement, I lowered my body and ducked beneath the scorpion's deadly lunge.

The creature sailed over my head, its momentum carrying it past me in a blur of motion.

As the scorpion sailed over my head, I seized upon the opportunity that had presented itself.

With a single, powerful thrust of my arm, I plunged my sword into the scorpion's exposed underbelly.

The blade sank deep into the creature's flesh, piercing through the scorpion's vital organs and severing vital arteries.

Screeechh~

The scorpion's scream was a raw and primal sound, a shriek of agony and defiance that echoed through the desert air.

The creature's body trembled and quivered, its legs scrabbling against the sand as it sought to escape the pain that now consumed it.

But there was no escape. The sword had done its work, the scorpion's insides now ruptured and spilling out onto the sand.

With the scorpion lying motionless beneath me, I lifted my sword high into the air.

The blade glinted in the sun, a deadly implement of destruction that would soon claim its victim.

With a grunt of effort, I brought the sword down onto the scorpion's head with all my might.

The blade bit deep into the creature's skull, cleaving through bone and flesh until it buried itself in the sand.

The scorpion's body twitched and spasmed for a brief moment before falling still.