…His claw dug deep into Luca's body.
'Huh?'
The tall creature didn't pause after sinking his claw into Luca.
With a jerk, it tore him away from the group, flinging his body against the cold stone wall.
Luca hit the ground hard.
Blood pooled beneath him, the impact of the claw still fresh through his chest.
He coughed weakly, his hand trembling as it reached toward the gaping wound.
The puncture had gone straight through his heart.
"LUCA!" Viros shouted, moving to run toward him.
The fat creature twisted its head toward him. With a grotesque grin, it grabbed the glowing chain looped around its belly and tore it apart like it was made of thread.
Mana shattered into sparks, falling harmlessly around its feet.
Akamir's grip on the mana chain loosened, and in that brief second, the creature slipped free.
The two horrors regrouped, walking calmly through the trail of blood and corpses.
Their movements were unhurried, their expressions blank.
