The Return

Evan instantly took several swings with his sword. The icy blade sliced through and severed the monster's flesh, leaving it no chance of survival. A few seconds later, the monster's massive carcass collapsed.

The young man slowly approached the monster and pulled the green crystal from its chest with one precise cut. "Monsters cores" were worth good money, so Evan wasn't going to pass them up.

<Well, I guess should also take this one> Evan thought, reaching out his hand for the spheres on the monster's paw. He was sure it was also something precious and could be worth a lot, but...

Crack.

Thirty seconds after the monster had died, the red spheres cracked and shattered into shards. They couldn't exist outside the monster's body or if it was dead.

"Alright, there's nothing I can do about it. Now I have to deal with the most formidable foe there is." Evan muttered as he stared at the unusual monster.