Despite the apparent urgency of the situation, it was not enough to scare Jake. Quite the opposite, it was just another challenge and when the hyena pack pounced on him, he immediately kicked the nearest beast in the face. The monster's snout was crushed on impact and the creature yelped in agony as Jake used the victim to carve out an escape route.
As the hyena was probing its snout whose red blood - as phosphorescent as the crystal in its hand - was pouring out abundantly, Jake rammed into it and continued his charge, jostling two other hyenas in its path.
Once free of the encirclement, he finished off the hyena stunned at his feet with a slash of his machete. A spray of red blood spurted out, but this time he was careful not to get splashed.
