Alien- One Leg Leap

  Groff opened fire, and three rounds from his pulse rifle carved trenches in the dirt. The fourth nailed the approaching thing in the leg and blew that limb apart.

  The hissing noise became a high-pitched shriek, and the creature fell forward, hitting the ground and bleeding fiercely through the gaping hole where the leg had been a moment before. The ground smoldered and smoked.

  “They might secrete a liquid that’s toxic, or caustic, or both.” Still squealing, the thing lunged toward Groff. The merc stepped back and fired another stream of rounds. He was fast, and he was good, and the thing took several more hits before it crashed to the ground and shuddered and… Please God… died.

Sea of Sorrows, Chapter 20