He had half climbed to his feet and was ready to run, the screaming Marko at his side, when the large and heavy beast suddenly landed on top of them from nowhere and crushed him painfully to the ground, spilling the pocket knife out of his hands. He grunted in pain, closed his eyes and waited for the biting to begin, too winded to scream but also too afraid not to try anyway.

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