Burden Of The Beast

"No!" Chang Chang cried. She tried to crawl between the second beast's legs. Ju Feng had his arms around its head. His muscles strained as he attempted to keep the beast's teeth from his neck.

"Get up," Ju Feng hollered when he saw her weaving between the beast's legs. "They're beast. They'll trample you!"

Chang Chang lunged forward, but the second beast had already seen her. It dropped Zu Ruo in favor of a moving target. Curling sideways, it lunged. Its massive weight hit Chang Chang from the side and bore her to the ground.

She hit the planks hard. The beast's rancid breath was all over her. Bone-ridged jaws snapped inches from her face.