Chapter 72: 72.Feelings That Need Rediscovery-6

He snapped his head sideways, forcing his vision to catch up, Mylo roared back, "I’m fine! I’m coming!"

He lunged forward on his hands and knees in a sudden jerk, snagging the back leg of a sprinting Tkern. Before the beast could react, Mylo drove his bare hand deep into its soft underbelly, anchoring his grip.

He yanked the screaming Tkern backward into his space, raised his machete, and brought it down with brutal force right between the creature’s eyes.

thump!

With a slick snap, he pried off one of its thick, six-spiked antlers, kicked the dead weight away, and forced himself back up onto two feet.

Taking just two quick, ragged breaths to steady his heart, he broke into a full sprint.

Up ahead, the Bearash’s massive bone-shield arm slammed into the dirt, narrowly missing Tritia as she backflipped out of the way. The beast immediately whipped its needle-sharp rod hand toward her in a lethal horizontal sweep.

whack!

Instead of dodging, Tritia leaped into the air, driving a heavy kick against the coming rod arm to launch herself higher above the monster’s head.

She flipped upside down, her fangs snapping out as she plunged downward, driving them hard into the top edge of the creature’s bone-shield.

clatter!

The massive shield didn’t budge an inch, but Tritia’s desperate assault forced the Bearash to pull both of its massive, deadly arms forward to swat her away. Its back was left completely exposed.

This is my chance!

Mylo launched himself through the smoke.

shhhk!

He brought the Tkern antler down with all his body weight, driving the six jagged spikes deep into the thick, ash-like flesh of the Bearash’s upper spine. The impact rattled Mylo’s arms, but he freed his left hand, clamped his fingers around the creature’s neck like a vise, and hauled himself up onto its broad shoulder.

Pleasure!

"Brhaaaaaa!"

The Bearash let out a warped, shuddering cry as the shockwave of Pleasure rippled through its entire form. Its massive bone-shield arm dropped limp, slamming against the dirt as the beast stumbled forward, using the shield just to brace its trembling body.

Mylo didn’t waste a millisecond. Riding its broad shoulder, his palm dragged across the creature’s thick, ashy skin, searching every inch, every nook and cranny for a hidden weakness.

The moment his fingers brushed against its upper chest, the Bearash snapped out of its stupor.

It reared up, thrashing off the daze and flinging its heavy frame backward at full speed.

Is it trying to crush me against a tree?!

Mylo tried to twist his body and dismount, but his battered muscles and unstable footing failed to catch a proper grip.

shhhk!

Tritia hissed, blurring past the trees like a crimson streak. Utilizing her terrifying speed, she flanked the monster’s side, driving her extended claws into its exposed side. The sudden assault forced the Bearash to halt its backward charge, pulling its arms back to defend itself from her furious flurry.

It gave Mylo the exact window he needed.

He released his grip on its shoulder and hurled himself downward, plunging headfirst toward the earth.

As he fell, his open palm dragged straight down the length of the Bearash’s sternum all the way to its lower torso.

vrrr!

Just before hitting the dirt, Mylo planted his foot hard against the monster’s chest and kicked off with everything he had, launching himself clear of its massive limbs.

thump!

Mid-air, Tritia dashed sideways, her small, ascended frame catching Mylo’s falling weight.

The momentum sent them both tumbling across the rough, black soil until they skidded to a halt.

Panting frantically, Mylo forced his eyes open and looked at Tritia.

Her condition was barely better than his, her flat chest heaved violently, taking in short, ragged gulps of air as if trying to force oxygen into her dying lungs.

Mylo gritted his teeth, his eyes locking onto the towering beast as it turned back toward them.

"Its navel..." Mylo gasped out, wiping a trail of dark blood from his chin. "That’s its weak point!"

"Hmm, its belly button," Tritia rasped, wiping dark gore from her chin. "It’ll be hard to hit. That shield is too thick."

"I know."

Focusing his bloodshot eyes on the Bearash, Mylo forced his legs to lock straight, pushing himself off the earth.

"I’ll try to create an opening," Mylo gritted out, his fingers curling tightly around his machete. "Be ready to strike. Be ready for the final attack."

"Hmm! Take care of yourself."

thump!

The Bearash was already upon them, its massive frame charging straight through the haze like a mountain of dark stone.

Mylo nearly crushed his own teeth as he clamped his jaw shut, forcing his agonizingly heavy body into a sprint. He charged head-on, raising the six-spiked antler in his lead hand.

With every ounce of momentum he could muster, he thrust the antler forward, but the Bearash instantly brought its bone-shield across its chest.

clack!

The spiked antler shattered completely in half against the shield, obliterated by the sweep of the monster’s hard, rod-like hand.

"GAH!"

Already expecting the impact, Mylo dropped his weight mid-stride. He slid sideways across the black soil right beneath the creature’s sweeping rod arm, dodging the lethal strike by a hair’s breadth.

Popping back up on its flank, Mylo reversed his grip and plunged his machete straight into the beast’s exposed back.

shhhk!

The blade bit into the dense ash, scraping out a shallow gash before the Bearash’s massive body violently pivoted, its sheer weight pushing Mylo backward.

In a raw contest of physical strength, Mylo had zero chance of standing his ground.

He twisted his torso, spinning with the beast’s movement to absorb the momentum.

Driving his broken Tkern antler hard into its back for leverage, he ripped his machete free.

With his now-empty palm, he slammed his hand flat against the Bearash’s spine.

Pleasure! Bliss Drain! Bliss Drain! Pleasure! Pleasure! Bliss Drain! Bliss Drain!

Mylo screamed the spells at the absolute top of his lungs, unleashing a relentless barrage.

"BLISS DRAIN! BLISS DRAIN! PLEASURE!"

"BRAA! BRAAA!"

The Bearash issued a warped, shuddering cry of agony and euphoria, its massive knees buckling.

vrrrip!

A sharp swish of compressed air whipped past Mylo’s ear.

Instinct taking over, he ducked his head a fraction of a second before the monster’s sharp rod arm slammed through the space where his skull had been.

Not letting the opening slip, Mylo threw both arms around the lunging rod arm, clamping down with every ounce of physical strength left in his body to lock it in place.

"BRAAA!"

Thoroughly disoriented and stumbling from the magical assault, the Bearash let out another guttural roar and raised its heavy bone-shield, swinging it downward to crush Mylo into paste.

"Aghhhhhh!"

Mylo bellowed a bloody war cry, launching himself off the ground and planting both boots squarely against the flat of the descending shield.

wham!

The crushing impact rattled through his skeleton, agony spread out from his spine into his fingertipsa as he barely kept the shield at bay.

Before the Bearash could shake him off or free its trapped arm, a low, ferocious hiss echoed beneath him.

Tritia blurred straight underneath Mylo’s suspended legs.

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