Chapter 399: 400: Juju Grunts

Damon reacted instinctively. He hadn't spread his shadow perception too far - no doubt avoiding the risk of something sensing him first - but his danger sense was still active, if dulled by the constant danger around them.

At the sound of walls being shattered, Xander's arm had already moved. His shield slammed up, deflecting the wreckage, then sent it hurtling back with a surge of gravity at the creature that had lunged at them.

They had grown used to this sort of chaos in the month Damon had been gone. With his absence, the others had learned to adapt - to rely less on his danger sense, and more on their own instincts.