[Lance has his attention focused squarely on keeping the sniper rifle steady, waiting for whatever the thing is to advance through the thick tangle of forest obscuring the clear shot. Despite the sheer chaos surrounding them, this all feels familiar. Fighting alongside Shiro, getting orders.. and okay, well they don't have the lions and it's been ages since he's heard the phrase "Form Voltron" from either Keith or Shiro, but that's not the point.]

Copy that, Shiro. What's the plan if I can't? Distract it? Split up and attack from different directions? Redirect it? Retreat?

[His mind's working a little on autopilot, letting Shiro handle the decision making while he concentrates. As the thing advances, Lance catches small glimpses of it through the scope lens. It's a purple and black humanoid looking mecha that appear to be fusing with the surrounding wildlife.]

Uh, Shiro? [That's definitely some moderate alarm.] I know this sounds crazy but it looks like a Robeast. It's absorbing everything!

[How it's able to create fire is apparent when Lance spots a dragon head fused into the aberration chest. He fires several quick shots at it, trying to at least neutralize that threat. The dragon head recedes into the Robeasts torso, though it doesn't slow it down at all.]