Siderius approached it. Before its Mana Core restarted and its healing ability kicked in, Siderius slammed the flaming sword down with two hands.
The sword burned into the neck of the panther and decapitated it.
The panther stopped moving.
Siderius squatted down and examined its body. The panther was purely skin and bones, the little amount of meat on its body was far from enough to keep it alive. The Mana Core must have been the reason it was able to survive for so long.
Suddenly, Siderius saw magic flowing out of the Mana Core. The cold body of the panther slowly regained its warmth.
"The Mana Core is trying to resurrect the body."
Siderius wasn't going to let it do that. He plunged the blade into its neck and with one motion, opened up its belly vertically. The Mana Core was revealed.
