The gunmen sensed movement behind them, and turned to stare aghast at the giant beast approaching them. It was the kind of terror that would grip one at a zoo, in turning to find out that one of the animals had escaped its cage and had crept up behind them. They swung and began firing at the monster, which sprang at the closest gunman and engulfed his entire face in its jaws. Their eyes bulged as they heard the bones of the man’s face crunching under the pressure, blood spurting across the concrete pavement as his body went limp.
Darko took the initiative by hobbling forth on one crutch, somehow balancing himself as he opened fire at his attackers. One of the men buckled as bullets tore into his back, and another wilted from a bullet to the back of his skull. The beast, meanwhile, had jum
