"D-dead?"
Manager Wang, who was also running ahead, heard the Giant Lizard's screams behind him and the earth-shaking crash of its fall. He could not help looking back.
He saw that hill-sized behemoth collapse onto the riverbed.
Many of the other survivors saw it too, and gradually stopped running.
Someone could not help crying out, "That monster's dead!"
"My God, how did they kill it?"
"I saw it just now! Lord Lin drove a spear through its head!"
"I think he tripped the Giant Lizard first, then stabbed through its head."
"That lizard seemed unsteady on its feet-"
"That beautiful woman shot the Giant Lizard in the eye!"
Some had not run very fast and had kept looking back as they ran. A few had even been moments away from ending up in the Giant Lizard's mouth. They had arguably seen it most clearly.
An angler who had fallen into the stream was now scrambling awkwardly to his feet, gesticulating excitedly as he recounted what had happened. His legs had gone weak with excitement.
The Giant Lizard had almost snatched him up. He had escaped death. Escaped death!
Never had the air felt so sweet, never had the stream water tasted so good!
Perhaps the creature had not chased their little group earlier simply because it had not considered them worth the trouble. There had been too few of them-
"Unbelievable-"
"Even Molotov cocktails couldn't burn it to death!"
"My compound bow couldn't even pierce its skin!"
People gradually stopped fleeing, each voicing the fear in their hearts.
They had all seen the Giant Lizard's speed.
It could catch them in two or three strides!
One person per bite, as though it were eating at a buffet!
Their alternative was to risk running into the bushes on either side, but