Taro and Min pulled in unison, using the monster's own momentum to roll it backward. The sound of grinding stone filled the air as the creature's rock-covered body scraped against the ground, exposing its belly.
But the belly was also completely covered in stone, what could the spear possibly do there?
The audience held their breath, certain they were about to witness failure.
Then Ren spotted it, a single small orifice, barely visible among the rocky plates.
He didn't hesitate.
The short spear found its target with surgical precision, plunging deep into the creature's cloaca and straight up.
The Stone Lurker tensed once, then went completely still in the next instant. Death came swiftly and silently, catching everyone by surprise.
Silence fell over the training field.
The entire encounter had ended in mere seconds, leaving spectators struggling to process what they'd just witnessed.
