Roar roar roar roar!

The leopard head above the water swam a little toward the center of the lake before immediately turning back for the shore. The intense green in the lake quickly gathered around it, looking so packed that it felt hard to breathe.

Damien scrambled up to the shore, his body covered with thorns. He crawled up and dragged along a large pile of root-shaped plants after him.

They entangled the leopard tightly, trying to drag him back into the water. The leopard engaged in a tug-of-war with the aquatic plant.

In the time for one breath, the leopard’s body, which was filled with thorns, was covered in...