The surface of Pandora World was covered with lush vegetation, and the three-dimensional structures woven by plants meant that nearly all the animals here had to be vigilant and prepared for attacks from every direction—including above.
Fatal ambushes often occurred from above as well.
At this moment, a black panther, seven or eight meters long, was crouched on a tree trunk, its body low to the branch.
In its eyes was a cold indifference as it stared at the young calf of a horned beast below.
But before it could pounce, a jagged red line suddenly appeared on its neck, and the next moment, with a squelch,
accompanied by the spray of blood plasma, its head was severed from its body.
The flying head of the panther still seemed bewildered in its eyes, not understanding how it had died.
The sudden noise startled the horned beast below, which let out a cow-like bellow as it ran, breaking many branches in its wake.