The barrage of energy beams struck the monster's chest—right where a normal creature's heart would be.
ZZZT… ZZZT… ZZZT…
Every shot hit its mark, just as Ethan had hoped.
But then… nothing.
Ethan's eyes widened in disbelief. For an instant, time itself seemed to stutter. His breath caught; the world around him dimmed, colors bleeding into one another as if refusing to accept what he was seeing.
HUM—
The thunder beast's form shuddered. Instead of piercing through its body as he'd expected, the energy was absorbed.
CRACK-CRACK-CRACK—
Worse, from the stumps of its three missing arms, a sickening, bone-like snapping sound echoed. In the blink of an eye, three new, fully-formed limbs sprouted and grew to their full size.
"You have… got to be kidding me," Ethan muttered, his brain stuttering to a halt before a wave of fury washed over him. "You have GOT to be KIDDING ME!"
