"Help! Someone help!"
Itwas Hong Wei's voice.
'Thank god,' Ethan sighed in relief as he took his chance.
The monster landed another crushing blow against the door, wood splintering as the final hinge gave way.
The beast leaned forward, reaching into the newly created opening with clawed appendages.
It never touched what lay beyond.
A compressed wind blade slashed through the air between them. The attack connected with the monster's exposed neck, meeting minimal resistance as it severed the head from the body.
The beast's skull separated with a clean flat, toppling forward while arterial spray painted the nearby wall. Its massive body remained upright for three heartbeats, appendages still reaching blindly forward before neural signals ceased.
The headless corpse collapsed with a ground-shaking impact, blood pooling across weathered floorboards.
The severed head rolled across uneven flooring, coming to rest against the base of a broken table.
