Two members of the party are sacrificed, but as Jaguar Paw is laid out on the altar, a solar eclipse gives the executioner pause. The Mayans take the event as an omen that the gods are satisfied, so the remaining captives are spared. Instead, they are taken to be used as target practice and offered freedom if they can run to safety. Jaguar Paw suffers an arrow wound, but escapes into the jungle, killing Zero Wolf's son Cut Rock in the process. Zero Wolf, Middle Eye, and seven others chase after him. Fleeing back into the jungle, Jaguar Paw remembers his father's lesson about fear and resolves to kill his pursuers. The raiders are killed off one by one (including Zero Wolf and Middle Eye), either by traps laid out by Jaguar Paw or natural hazards, until there are only two left.