Chapter 23: Circulation
A zigzagging trail of shallow prints formed on the sticky sand. They were erratic and barely visible. Nearly soundless too. Had Percy relied on his eyes, he would have failed to track the creature. Still, the Orange orbs shimmering inside his Mana Sense made this easy. With a horizontal movement of his upper-right arm, he slammed the rod into the critter’s side, feeling little resistance as he catapulted its body a dozen meters away.
THUD
A small crater formed on the ground, as the skin of the fox-like animal regained its colour.
‘Careful, there’s another behind you.’ Micky warned.
The young man had already noticed, swinging his left to intercept it. But his movements were clumsy. The only thing he managed to hit was his own back, fumbling with the weapon as the Orange blur streaked toward his throat. His bottom-left elbow jerked upwards at the last second, the staff’s lunge sending the beast flying.
THUD
It didn’t land until a couple seconds later, the impact sending a splash of bloody sand in every direction.
GRRRRR, GRRRRR