Elias drew his arm away from the head of the dying creature, feeling intense vitality flooding through his body. He did it just in time, as whatever was on the other end of that umbilical cord pulled back the creature, and Elias staggered as he was nearly dragged along with it.
'This is bad,' he thought, as losing his balance gave the third creature closest to him the chance to raise its head and slam down upon him. Elias briefly considered staying in place to tank the blow even as he cut through its head, but common sense quickly asserted itself, and he rolled to the side.
The creature's head slammed down where he'd been standing with a massive bang. The impact shook the floor, sending stone shards that cut his shins and calves. He came up bleeding, claws out, so he could tear through the skull of the creature, which seemed a bit stunned after slamming its head down on the ground like a hammer when the last flanking one hit him from the side.
