(Weekend Mass Release 3/5)
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The twenty beasts had barely emerged from the ground when they began to collapse, their bodies crumpling to the floor with a dull thud. Dave's gaze followed the trajectory of their fall, and his eyes landed on the intermediate beast standing behind them. Its eyes seemed to gleam unnaturally as it plunged its hands into the chests of the fallen beasts, hoping to extract the crystals embedded within them.
The sound of ripping flesh and the beasts' lifeless bodies slumping to the ground filled the air. The intermediate beast's movements were swift and efficient, its claws digging deep into the chests of the fallen beasts.
