Perhaps it was because there was no longer any cover behind him, or maybe it was the terrifying aura he felt coming from behind.
Theo's back was instantly ice-cold, and sweat soaked through his coarse clothing.
"Run!"
He struggled to move his trembling, wobbling legs.
He scrambled and crawled away at a slow pace.
The towering monster behind him seemed to follow silently, neither fast nor slow.
"Boom!"
From the corner of his eye, he saw a spot he had just passed, where large chunks of dirt were flying up as a massive spiked hammer struck the ground, leaving a huge pit in its wake.
If it had hit him, it surely would have left a bloody hole.
"Is this monster toying with me?"
Theo felt a deep sense of despair in his heart, but recognizing this, he still had to cooperate with its "game," struggling to escape from the woods.
However, the pain from the wound beneath his ribs slowed his running pace.
"Stab!"
Suddenly.
He felt a sharp pain in his thigh.
