A jolt of pain shot out throughout Mikhail's body from his foot as he slammed it into the side of the beast's mouth.
The power of the blow was so fierce that the sound of the impact managed to break through the intense and ever present cacophony of the waterfall.
And Mikhail watched as the worm flew across the beach, landing amongst a group of juvenile Brittle Stars that quickly grew rabid upon noticing the beast's presence.
But it was strange. The worm remained still, seemingly paraylzed for some reason as the Brittle Stars climbed onto it and stabbed into its skin. And then, Mikhail noticed something as he began to fall back down.
The various spines sticking out of its body seemed to make the slimy skin of the worm grow dry. Several spots like that had appeared in a matter of seconds, and soon, those weak beasts began to stab into the flesh of a beast far stronger than them.
