Spark of Sacrifice

At the exact moment the oil barrels were about to crash into the fleshy tumor, the monster's blood-red eyes narrowed sharply.

Normally, the monster would swallow anything that came near its mouth without hesitation—but right then, it blew a violent gust of air from its jaws.

The oil barrels, already inches from the core inside its throat, were forced back out in an instant.

"What?!" Harper's eyes