Ethan had barely staggered back to his feet after the monster's ear-splitting outcry when the Lithoserpent Burrower attacked again.
The creature had no intention of giving him even a second to recover.
Its colossal body whipped sideways like a living avalanche.
Crack!
The ground shattered where its stone-armoured body slammed down, and chunks of rock exploded into the air.
Ethan threw himself sideways in a desperate roll as the impact blasted past him. Pebbles and dust rained down as he skidded across the jagged stone.
'Too close!'
Before he could even regain his footing, the beast's enormous body suddenly twisted and dived back underground.
The earth swallowed it instantly.
It was gone as if it had never been there, leaving behind a giant hole.
Ethan's eyes widened.
"Where-?"
The ground beneath him rumbled before bulging violently.
His instincts screamed, and Ethan launched himself aside just as the earth erupted.
