The Uncrowned King
It wasn't hard to see once they ran over the hill between the spot they were at and the carriage: an enormous, bipedal monster with brown-and-black, spotted skin slammed its knuckles down, causing the carriage itself to rumble.
The old man had fallen onto his posterior, frightened as the giant, hunchbacked monster, that resembled a mix of a gorilla and a wolf, salivated and growled.
"Help me…!" The old man let out.
[ENEMY IDENTIFIED: "Hill Smasher Kortog" | Level 26]
As the boulder-fisted beast roared out, it lifted it hands to the air while jumping up, intending to slam down and crush the poor, old man before–
"Power Air Shield!"
The air solidified into a barrier between the giant creature's fists and the old man, stopping the impact as it echoed out through the fields of grass.
"Waaa…!" The old man sounded out, frightened.