Ren stood before the five bizarre carcasses lined up on the grass, rolling her shoulders like a prizefighter stepping into the ring. She opened her System inventory and summoned her absolute favorite tool for heavy-duty prep: a massive, wickedly sharp, high-carbon steel Chinese meat cleaver.
The heavy blade gleamed menacingly in the afternoon sun.
"Alright," Ren muttered, her eyes narrowing with lethal, calculating precision. "Let's break you down."
The beastmen who were supposed to be hauling logs and digging trenches found themselves completely distracted. They paused, leaning on their crude wooden tools, their jaws collectively dropping as they watched the small female approach the massive pile of meat.
In the Beast World, preparing a kill usually involved ripping the carcass apart with bare claws and tearing chunks of meat off the bone with blunt, powerful teeth. It was a messy and savage process.
They were not prepared for the artistry about to come.
