[[ Temple Guardian Puppet (Special Elite)
Race : ???
Bloodline : ???
Level : 15
HP : 2,372/6,000 (x30)
. . .
]]
After discerning the creature's identity through the [Inspect] skill, Sato finally understood why it didn't have any facial features. It was simply because it didn't need them.
A puppet was an inanimate creation made with a goal in mind, similar to AIs and robots. Some puppets could be made to serve as servants, guards, or even chefs and so on, while others were designed specifically for battle. There was no need to think twice to know that the one before Sato was a battle puppet.
Even though the two had managed to deal damage to each other, Sato's skill with the sword was more advanced than the puppet's so he was able to mitigate a lot of the damage and dodge most of the attacks. Hence, the puppet's HP was already below 50% whereas Sato's was still above 50%.