Alien- Judo Thrown

  One of the bizarre creatures grabbed for Lightfoot, and he reacted strictly on reflex. He caught the thing by the wrists as it came for him, grabbing, seeking. He spun at the hip and hurled the nightmare past him and into the deep chasm of the lift tunnel. It screeched and fought for purchase as it dropped into the darkness.
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  Several of them fought, and they did their best, but most of the people were so terrified that they tried to flee instead of trying to defend themselves. Lightfoot was vaguely aware of a stampede for the door as the bug kept attacking, kept pushing him to the limits of his abilities.

  And while he was focused on the thing in front of him, the one he’d knocked down the shaft climbed up the side of the deep tunnel and launched itself at him from behind. He’d never even considered that possibility.

Sea of Sorrows, Chapter 40