"Well, there were no rats, to start." He sees the rat go for his companion and he lunges after it, hoping to catch it with the teeth of the trident before it hits Shinichi. "They were -- shadowy things. They moved like slugs. But they were fast. They were weaker than these, I think. These ones --" he dodges again, escaping teeth but still managing to be scratched "-- they're more durable."