Li Song stared fixedly at the monster. Wounded, it grew even more ferocious and lunged at him. Li Song tightened his grip on the kitchen knife and sidestepped its reaching claws. He followed through with a sweeping slash, striking the monster’s neck, but the blade lodged in its cervical vertebrae without cutting all the way through. Li Song kicked it in the chest, knocking it down. It twitched twice, then fell completely still. Li Song staggered backward and sank onto the sofa.
