The Iron Chained Blood Grizzly heavily wheezed every time it lunged forward. The sheer weight of its massive body left the ground trembling under its paws.

Savagely, the saliva dripped from its ugly fangs into the air. Its chains rattled and clanked at every motion it took, deepening the horror in my heart.

But I had nothing to fear!

With my next step, I put all my strength into my foot and leaped far into the air. The spear arched behind me, ready to be thrusted forward.

The hideous grizzly pounced up towards me. It shot its mouth wide open, baring its fangs which dripped with saliva. The yellow teeth came rushing at my neck, and its claws thrusted towards my body.

Swiftly, I rotated my spear, pointing the spear-shoe at its incoming paw. With all my might, I rammed the dull spear-shoe into the monster's paw, thrusting myself with the backlash higher into the air.

The Iron Chained Blood Grizzly's mouth rushed past my feet, missing me by a hair's length. Now being high in the air and above my opponent, I had the advantage.

Without losing this opportunity, I activated my spear's skill "Heaven's Strike". The emerald-green clouds shimmered on the black shaft, and the white horsetail whisk flew weightless up.

A deep rumble echoed through the hall. The ceiling vibrated and cracks spread through the stone. Debris came flying down at us, sizzling by me and storming at the massive body of the grizzly.

The slithering iron chains on its body smashed every piece of debris apart. Not even one hit connected on its body.

I screamed in my mind, 'What's the use of lightning when it can't enter a building?!'

Suddenly, I felt gravity pulling me down again. The grizzly was still beneath me, savagely staring at me.

Its chains rattled, and it pounced upwards with its fangs directed at me. Its maw was wide open, letting me see down its throat.

It was pitch-black and as deep as the abyss. Spit sprayed out from its mouth as it gave a rumbling bellow.

With doom drawing nearer and nearer, I activated my newly gained skill: "Nine Sun Chasers".

A football-sized orb of blazing fire flared up next to me. Its flames raged and sent a massive heat at my body. I could feel as the air around me turned hotter.

The grizzly's maw was now directly in front of me, letting me feel its breath. Its ugly fangs moved over my being, enshrouding me in its mouth. The Iron Chained Blood Grizzly only needed to close its mouth and swallow me whole.

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Instantly, with a slight motion of my finger, I sent the orb of fire towards the grizzly's maw. The orb thrusted against its cheek and pounded the beast's maw aside.

The Iron Chained Blood Grizzly's mouth surge by me, but the danger wasn't gone. The iron chains on its body seemed to come to life. They slithered through the air and thrusted themselves at me.

I slightly bended my body and the chains sizzled by me. My hands clutched onto one of the chains and pulled, thrusting myself towards the grizzly's body.

My arm bent back; the spear arced behind my back. Under a noiseless scream, I thrusted the spear at its chain-covered body.

The clanking and clanging of iron hitting iron boomed through the air. My spear drilled through its thicket of iron chains and bored into its flesh.

The grizzly howled in pain. It shook the air and left my armor trembling.

Blood gushed out from its wound and dripped down from the chains. After pulling out the spear, its tip was covered in thick, red blood, flowing down the blade.

I pushed my feet against the Iron Chained Blood Grizzly and used the force to jump away from it. The wind whistled by my ears and I prepared for my landing. Feeling ground under my feet again, I slithered backwards until the force from the jump decreased.

Proudly, I stood and stared at the Iron Chained Blood Grizzly falling down onto all fours again. The tremor left the ground shaking and some remaining of debris fell from the ceiling.

Through my mind, I controlled the orb of fire and let it protect me from the debris.

With clarity returning to my mind, I remembered my trump card in my sleeve: the grenade. My best chance would be to shove it down its throat. That would be a sure kill.

I focused my sight back onto the grizzly. It lowered its body and was getting ready to pounce forward – but it didn't.

Some of its iron chains flared up and turned fire-red. The blazing chains rampaged through the surroundings, tearing the floor apart and whipping at the air.

'Is that its magic skill?' I wondered and sprinted towards it with the spear behind my back.

Even though the Iron Chained Blood Grizzly was in a position ready to pounce at me, it remained still. A deep snarl, rumbling from its stomach echoed through the hall.

It was hungry –hungry for me.

Baring its teeth and bellowing at me, it pounced forward. Drool dripped into the air again and spit flew towards me.

Its red glowing chains whipped towards me. I raised my spear and turned them off-course, letting them hit the ground beside me.

I reflected one after another while we came nearer and nearer. The clanking of metal sounded out continuously, filling the hall with it.

The constant contact of blazing hot iron onto the tip of my spear evaporated the grizzly's blood which was on it.

The stench assaulted my nostrils and I had to control my gag-reflex and stay focused on the fight. Each mishap would be fatal.

While I swallow heavily, I reflected another incoming chain. The spearhead glided along the chains, sending sparks flying.

Suddenly, a gut-wrecking pain pounded at my hip. I could hear the cracking and popping of my bones. Blood-curdling pain struck through my nerves and left me shrieking nearly noiseless in pain.

Something liquid wanted to escape from my mouth. The taste of iron let me know that it wasn't puke from the stench. It was blood!

I gnashed my teeth and was shot to the side. Wind whistled by my ears and I smashed into the wall. Another surge of pain assaulted my other side this time; yet I couldn't hear the breaking of bones.

Weakly, I glided down from the destroyed wall and fell into its debris. My vision turned fuzzy and slightly red. My hands lifted my body slightly up; enough for me to steal a glimpse of the onrushing Iron Chained Blood Grizzly.

It sprinted savagely towards me, ready to devour me. Its chains lifted into the air and readied themselves to pounce at me. Saliva drooled over its ugly fangs and dripped down from its mouth.

With each time it lunged forward, I could feel doom drawing nearer.