That the creature was though was unsurprising to Ryan, but its great regeneration capabalities were shocking. No matter how many strikes he could land with a razor-sharp katana, it would always heal it up in a matter of seconds. Its companions became increasingly frustrating for him as well. He started to wonder if he had chosen the wrong battle, but he quickly shoved the bad thoughts away. He needed to change his plans, so he shifted his target prioritization to the small mutants. Fortunately, they weren't nearly as though as their "father" - Ryan easily sliced through the first one and in that momentum, through one of the big one's legs as well. Expecting it to regenerate like it did before, he was shocked to see that most of the wound didn't disappear. He quickly put the pieces together: The father's powers lie in the children. While the creature let out a bone-shaking scream because of the cut, Ryan used this time to rush and kill the second "child". Now that the big monster was weakened, he pulled out his pistol from the belt on his waist and carefully aimed at the head or rather, heads. His ammo count was running low, so he didn't want to waste a single bullet. Although he did miss the first shot, the following two connected beautifully and they were enough to bring down the giant.

Ryan felt a massive sense of accomplishment. This monster was the largest and toughest he ever took on and managed to defeat. At that moment he felt invincible, even though this fight took out most of his energy and he was very exhausted. The day was winding down slowly as well. He needed to find a shelter of some sort. He looked at his map, but it only marked the city he was originally heading towards. He brought up his smartphone and initiated the GPS, but unfortunately, to no avail. However, it marked him closer to the city than he thought.

[i]"I may just be able to make it before the night...Let's go.[/i]