The crystalline armor cracked and split apart, shards scattering across the cavern floor, as deep cuts carved into its flesh beneath.
—1589![Critical Hit!]
Blood burst outward in streams, spraying violently across the stones as the creature staggered back with a pained roar.
The beast grunted in agony, the sound guttural and harsh, its entire frame shuddering as it reeled from the attack.
Meanwhile, Riley sank deeper into the shadow below, his figure vanishing once more.
The beast's glowing eyes darted downward, frantically searching for him, its roars echoing with anger and unease.
Then, in the next instant, Riley reemerged—this time above the beast's eye.
His figure stuck out from a small patch of shadow on the monster's own face, just above the crystalline ridge protecting its skull.
Only his head and one arm had surfaced, but that was all he needed.
