Metal sheared, the gun stopped firing, and the truck rocked under the force of the blow. Jamie and the other rangers scattered, their rifles blazing angry trails of fire into the night, but the bear didn’t seem to notice their bullets.
Fast as lightning, the creature swatted Darren into a nearby tree, his body flying end-over-end. Even with my ears ringing, and the gunfire in the background, I heard his bones crunch under the force of the impact.