Ethan's fists collided with the beast's thick, jagged hide, each impact reverberating like thunder across the desolate battlefield. His face, twisted in equal parts pain and unbridled fury, dripped with blood—some his own, some the beast's. His crimson eyes glowed faintly beneath a haze of black and crimson energy that pulsed uncontrollably around him, feeding his every move. Yet, there was no strategy, no precision—only raw, unrelenting brutality.
System messages flooded his vision, their obsidian frames blinking urgently, their warnings almost pleading:
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WARNING: CRITICAL HEALTH LEVELS DETECTED!
WARNING: ENERGY LEVELS DEPLETED. INJURIES CRITICAL!
CORRUPTION LEVEL INCREASING – USER STABILITY AT RISK!
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