Alphox's devastating [Shadow Comet] had done its job, leaving the [Hell Abomination] heavily wounded and trapped within the massive crater formed by the impact.
Its grotesque body was regenerating, but it was slow—far too slow to make a difference before the final blow could be delivered.
That part was now left to Alex and Astolf.
And they had already figured out how to do it.
Throughout the battle, they had noticed something.
No matter how much damage the abomination took, no matter how much it bled or burned, it had never made an effort to defend itself.
Its flesh would tear, its limbs would fall apart, but it didn't react.
But its mouth?
Every time something came close to it, the monster would slam its jaws shut with terrifying speed, as if instinctively protecting whatever lay inside.
That was their answer.
