The tentacles lashed out once more - one slammed against Sunsteel Angel's shield, but was driven off by her summoned axes before it could do any serious damage. Another one, failing to force its way past Briar's Rose wall of greenery, went up - going over and above the obstacle, only to end up too short on the other side to reach anything.<br/><br/>The third tentacle took a round from Daibuster's plasma cannon (the other shot missing, but at least it hit the ground instead of blowing a hole in the plant wall) and reeled back as though in pain. Unfortunately the tentacles were all that were present on this side of the portal to hit, the main body as yet not emerged. Monstrous flesh and fluids instantly vaporized into a cloud which obscured the impact for a moment, and when the appendage reemerged it now sported a large, scorched hole where the attack had bored through.<br/><br/>But its flesh was already regenerating in front of their eyes, filling in the hole with new growth of flesh in mere seconds!<br/><br/>A speck appeared on the horizon, the fighters approaching at supersonic speed, faster than the sonic booms trailing in their way. "This is Roundtable Leader," the pilot called over the radio. "Excalibur armed, one minute out!"<br/><br/>The general's voice came on one last time. "General Irving to Roundtable Leader. Fire at will."