He'd already jumped, anticipating the maneuver. As gravity pulled him back down, he drove the Eclipse Blade through the beast's skull, timing his strike to the nanosecond when it fully materialized. The blade pierced through brain and spine, erupting from beneath the creature's jaw in a fountain of blood. The Leopard convulsed once, then lay still.
[Experience gained: +50]
[Quest Progress: 32/50]
[ 2 Beast Cores (Category 3) added to Void Storage]
Noah paused, surveying the carnage around him. The corridor was littered with beast corpses in various states of dismemberment, blood and other fluids coating the floor in a macabre mosaic. He'd cleared more than half the distance to the far elevator, stepping over fallen creatures as he advanced. But the most challenging opponent still remained.
[System Alert: 1 Category 4 beast approaching]
[Identified: Armor-Plated Titan]
