The creature once again displayed amazing endurance - the punishing ordeal didn't seem to have done much of anything to it, and it's frustrated thrashing coupled with the reckless maneuver caused more than a fair share of bystanders to be injured if not killed outright. The experimental weapon did sever the beast's tongue, but also enraged it further, causing it to focus on Janz and visciously swipe the weapon out of his hands - sending it sailing out of the window into parts unknown as the beast attempted to simply claw Janz to death instead.