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"AAARRRGGG!" With a suicidal roar, Drakkar ced the shield
over his chest and dropped straight into the beast''s jaws.
His entire body dangled in midair, shaken by the predator''s
movements, held only by the root vines tying the antlers to his
arm.
''The female roared so loud it nearly burst their eardrums.
He was wounded, but adrenaline pumped through his veins-the
courage of the desperate.
The second the beast faltered, Drakkar gripped the spear and
rammed it with all his strength into the weak spot beneath her
neck.
He shoved it with rage and resolve.
A gush of blood burst out, drenching him as it pulsed with the
rhythm of the giant heart.
Feeling the predator''s final struggle, Drakkar grew even bolder.
He could already hear the thunder of Brontocérax hooves as they
fled, finally free from attack.
''The warrior fell with the copsing body of the monstrous beast.
Those small red eyes, burning with hatred, still stared at him in
disbelief that this insect had killed her.
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BAAAM!
When the giant hit the ground, the surrounding trees shook
violently and a thick cloud of dust rose up.
Still, the warriors perched on the branches didn''t miss a second of
this epic scene.
Drakkar pulled the spear from her neck and climbed up onto the
shield, still wedged in her jaws.
Beneath the zing sun and golden morning light, they watched
him lift the spear and plunge it mercilessly into the predator''s
eyes, sealing her fate forever.
His bronzed muscles bulging, veins popping, wild ck hair
cascading down his back, tribal tattoos soaked in blood... He tilted
his head back and let out savage howls to the sky.
Amid a sea of predator corpses, he looked like the deadliest of
them all-and he truly was...
the most powerful being in this
world, even if he hadn''t realized it yet.
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The sun kept rising, and Lyra watched one suitor after another step
forward.
Some beamed with pride over their prey, while others looked down
in shame, wounded and empty-handed.
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Survival here was no joke.
"I could hunt bigger beasts than that little pig over there. Do they
really think they can impress me with these house pets?"
Aztoria mocked, eyeing the corpsesid on the tform.
Still, the other women in the tribe looked on with envy, and the
rest of the pack stared hungrily at the meat.
''They were small creatures, not major predators, but still
dangerous.
Everything changed suddenly when a wolf arrived, proudly
dragging a massive body behind him.
"Ts... is that a Brontocérax?!"
"Ran hunted it by himself! He''s crazy strong!"