But then someone shouted, “Look!”

Fox sighed. “What is it, Coco?”

Coco didn’t answer him. More people were shouting, and some people were screaming in abject terror. Fox heard feet pounding on the ground and sensed everyone scattering in different directions quickly.

“Coco,” Fox sent.

“I’ve got this.” Fox heard Coco’s handbag transform into her Gatling gun.

“Isn’t that overkill?” Fox sent. His own panic was rising out of control. He hadn’t felt this nervous since their mission in Lower Cairn.

“I think it’s just the right amount of kill,” Coco said.

Then Fox felt it—an emptiness of thought and spirit—just over their heads. A Grimm.

“Everyone down!” Yatsuhashi shouted.

Coco opened fire. Fox covered his ears and turned away, wincing at the loud gunfire right next to him. Then, distantly, he heard the sound of her Semblance-enhanced bullets hitting their target and exploding, high above them. A Grimm wailed as it was torn apart.

The crowd cheered and clapped. Then a moment later the cheers turned to surprised shrieks, followed by the thump and squelch of flesh hitting the sand all around them. It was raining Grimm gore.

“What was that?” Fox sent.

“Ravager,” Yatsu sent back.

“This is even grosser than the mole crabs,” Velvet said.

“The Grimm parts are already fading,” Coco said.

She folded up her gun. “Now that we have your attention. As I was saying, we’ll keep you safe. But you have to help us out, too.”

- RWBY: After the Fall, Chapter 4