"You two can't take a direct hit from that thing. Fall back behind me," Ethan said to Skinny Pete and Mia, his tone firm.
This mutated Bengal tiger's raw strength had to be over 20,000 pounds by now.
So far, only Garrick had managed to take three hits thanks to his Earthen Armor—and even then, he was already seriously injured.
Chris had taken a tail swipe and a full-force paw strike. The tail wasn't too bad, but that paw? It had nearly killed him. He'd been down for minutes, barely able to move, still hiding under stealth and trying to recover.
And Chris was the strongest among them after Ethan.
He'd been the second to reach Stage D and had absorbed two Tier 6 crystal cores. His power was already brushing the edge of Tier 6 peak.
But even with that, he couldn't take a single clean hit from the tiger.
Skinny Pete and Mia? One slap, and they'd be done.
Right now, the only one left who could still take a hit was Ethan.
