Samuel grunted in response, his stone-armored fists delivering bone-jarring punches to the monstrous thaid. His eyes flickered at Erik for a fraction of a second before being drawn back to the raging battle that was taking place.
He was engaged in a titanic struggle, channeling every fiber of his mana into his being to keep the beast at bay. "Keep fighting, Samuel! Let me help!" Erik insisted, his voice carrying over the crashing and roaring sounds of the environment.
He was unyielding, and the sound of his determination could be heard clearly over the din of the bloody melee.
Once more, Samuel grunted, but this time it was tinged with annoyance and a reluctance to accept the situation.
"Fine! Just... don't get yourself killed, Erik!" He let out a yell, and his attention was instantly brought back to the beast that stood in front of him.
His fists began to fly faster, and each blow demonstrated his unyielding determination. Erik's mind was already preparing for the impending conflict as he nodded and prepared to join the fight.
His heart was racing. He was prepared to engage in combat and eager to help Samuel in this dangerous dance with the monstrous humanoid thaid.
Erik's brain crystal flared with the white-hot intensity of his mana, the energy surging around him like an electrical storm.
After taking a few deep breaths, he immediately sprinted toward the beast, his heightened speed making him appear as a blur against the dimly lit background of the laboratory.
The thaid was agile; upon detecting his approach, it spun around, its yellow eyes flashing with the intent to hunt. Erik was attacked with a gnarled hand, but he was quicker than it and dropped to a slide, gliding across the filthy floor to narrowly avoid the attack.
Samuel was given a brief period of relief due to the distraction, and the older man did not squander the opportunity. He lunged forward, and his stone gauntlets smashed into the creature's body.
The air seemed to shake as Samuel landed the blow on the thaid. Fortified with his stone-clad fists, the older man delivered a strike of immense power.
The strike's impact resonated through the room and echoed in the monstrous figure as it was careening across the lab. It crashed into a row of rusted metal tanks, sending them toppling like dominoes. The force of the impact reverberated throughout the lab, the crashing sounds deafening in the otherwise silent ruins.
The force of the blow reverberated throughout the room and echoed in the monstrous figure as it was propelled across the laboratory.
It slammed into a line of rusted metal tanks, causing each one in the line to topple over like dominoes. The intensity of the collision resounded throughout the laboratory, and the sounds of breaking glass and metal filled the otherwise silent ruins with a deafening din.
For a moment, silence hung in the lab. After taking a deep breath, Erik looked at Samuel with a glimmer of hope in his eyes as he caught his breath.
"Did you kill it?" He inquired with a voice that was only slightly louder than a whisper. On the other hand, Samuel gave a slight shake of the head while maintaining his gaze on the Thaid's figure.
His features were chiseled into a stone mask, and strain lines ran across his face. "I wish..." The truth hung heavy in the air like a cloud: the battle had not yet been won, and the threat was not even close to being over.
Despite its severe injury, it was abundantly clear that the creature was not even close to being defeated.
Samuel's wishful thinking wasn't enough to kill the beast; they still fought with their hands.
Erik took a few deep breaths to regain his composure and then stared in awe as the thaid slowly emerged from the wreckage, the hulking form of its body cast in shadow by the scattered Aclaitrium shards. ραпdαs `n?ν?| сom
It's still daunting frame seemed less so - less the invincible monster it had appeared moments before. Samuel's attack had hit its mark, and the beast visibly staggered.
The beast appeared to be thrown off balance as a result of Samuel's attack, which had been successful.
"C'mon!" Erik said as the dark figure of the behemoth began to sway precariously as its legs struggled to keep it upright.
Even though the beast was raging, the sound did not feel any less reassuring than it did before.
"I think it is mad now…" Erik said.
"You are right," the older man replied.
Samuel and Erik stood there as they watched the humanoid thaid struggle to stand up. The older man's stony gaze met the creature's glowing yellow eyes, and a challenge hung between them.
The beast bellowed in fury, but the sound was not less assuring than before despite the injury they managed to make.
The conflict was in no way resolved. Erik pounced on the opportunity while the beast was stumbling around, trying to regain its balance.
Nathaniel's power transformed the mana into a destructive power, which the young man then used to sprint toward the beast while simultaneously charging his fists with pulsating force. The young man's attention was laser-beam sharp, and he exuded mana from every pore of his body.
The humanoid Thaid, however, did not lack any form of defense. It let out a low growl, gathered its strength, and countered Erik's attack with a monstrous punch of its own, all while maintaining its distance. There was a sickening thud as the fist met the force Erik produced, and the recoil sent the young man flying backward several meters.
His body collided hard against the cold, metallic floor of the lab, the impact jarring him to his very core.
The humanoid thaid did not pause but capitalized on the successful counterattack it had just launched. It let out a rumbling growl and then lunged forward at a speed disproportionate to its enormous size.
Erik barely had time to register the threat before the monstrous figure was upon him, bearing down with an insatiable bloodlust. Erik regained his balance and stood up, again drawing the monster's attention.
Erik spun back to his feet, catching the creature's attention again. He dodged the swipe the beast attempted and was just a heartbeat away from becoming the beast's prey. Samuel made the most of the distraction and landed another powerful punch on the Thaid's side.
The creature let out a roar as the impact knocked it back, but it was in no way defeated. The conflict continued to rage in a dance of lethal violence. Samuel was the target of the creature's attention now, but Erik served as a dexterous distraction by dodging and ducking his way around it.
Erik was the agile distraction, ducking and dodging, drawing the creature's attention away from Samuel, keeping his distance from the monster, as it could kill him with a mere swipe of his giant arms. He moved with high speed, a darting figure the thaid couldn't quite pin down due to the young man's unpredictability and the thaid low intelligence.
Each of his blows landed with a concussive force that shook the creature to its very core. The thaid's defenses were chipped away by his gauntlets, which caused the creature's health to deteriorate over time.
Both Erik and Samuel worked together, their actions creating a rhythm that was born out of a combination of desperation and bravery. Samuel's attacks were lightning fast and ruthless in response to every attack the thaid launched.
Their tactic was bearing fruit; the monster was showing signs of becoming careless, its movements were becoming less refined, and its fury was causing it to become sloppy.
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