'Seems using my skill was the answer all along.'
Dustin caught the movement of what seemed to be just a background texture in the surrounding, and immediately knew that the beast was the one making the movement. Luckily for him and Aria, the moment in which he had noticed the movement was also the moment when the beast was going to jump out of it's hiding and attack.
As the beast rushed towards them to execute its attack in one motion, Dustin pulled Aria behind him, and as bringing his weapon out first would waste time, he resulted to using his fist, and pummelled the beast to the ground hard. Unexpectedly, he had used his full strength, causing the beast to die instantly after receiving one attack from him.