He coughed blood, the tentacle didn't pierce the chest armor at least not completely but it dented it and cracks appeared everywhere. The impact was enough to cause Aldrich internal damage.
After all it was a grade one monster. Equivalent to a true Crestmaster.
Aldrich landed on the sand and rolled, he had not felt like this since his first fight against the armored husk.
"Haaa!"
Aldrich tried to breath but everything felt out of wack until he shook his head and the daze he was in with it. With a roar he regained his composure.
Aldrich looked at the scene in front of him, Frank was suspended in the air by four tentacles. But it was not the same Aberrant acolyte that attacked Aldrich, it was the first mate.
There were two of them.
Aldrich ran towards the suspended Frank with the spear that he was still holding onto but he suddenly raised the spear horizontally and took three steps back.