Chapter 18: Life or dead situation
No more talks... no more bullshit.
Jered’s eyes blazed with fury as he stared down the blind ape monster.
Though it couldn’t see him, thanks to Kaelen’s earlier attack; it still snarled, responding to the sound of Jered’s voice with raw instinct.
Jered took a battle stance, positioning himself squarely in front of Kaelen. He faced the three monsters, his blue-flame swords burning brighter than ever.
Ten minutes. That was all the time he had left. He had to finish the fight before the buff ran out, or they’d both die.
Without waiting for the monsters to charge, he dashed forward, closing the gap in a flash. He couldn’t afford to be passive.
He had studied them during the earlier skirmishes.
The ape-like brute was big and strong, but now blind and slow, barely a threat on its own.
The bird-like creature launched razor-sharp feathers but needed a minute to reload after each barrage.
Plus, it never dived to attack, meaning it was fragile in close combat.
But the scaled feline...