Light.
The dazzling white light pierced into the eyes like knives.
When I opened my eyes, I saw all the searchlights spinning overhead, illuminating the entire ruins as brightly as day. Several armored vehicles were parked not far away, the bright light cannons on the roofs still buzzing, and the residual heat in the gun barrels distorted the air.
The last three seconds of the scene flashed through my mind - a shadow monster jumped up from behind me, its claws were already attached to the back of my neck, and I could even smell the damp rotten smell on its body.
Then, here I am.
There were people all around. Some were squatting on the ground crying, some were trembling violently, and several people were being carried on stretchers, covered in blood, but everyone had the same expression - their faces were full of the confusion of the aftermath of the disaster.
"Everyone who can still walk, stand up!"
Someone is shouting. The sound was loud and echoing, as if coming from a loudspeaker. I stood up with my hands on the ground and looked down at my hands - they were clean and without any injuries.
The shadow monster's claws had clearly touched my skin.
At that time I thought I was dead. But in that thousandth of a second, I felt something - a stream of cold air poured into my body from the soles of my feet, as if it was filled with something. Then the shadow monster screamed, as if in fear, and then it melted.
In other words, it was absorbed by me.
