Caught in the Cycle

With a resounding clatter, the arrow pierced through the magic circle and crashed onto the ground.

Evidently, the magic circle was impervious to physical means of destruction.

Once more, the sixty-second countdown came to an end, and the same humanoid shadow emerged again from the magic circle.

Tyler did not wait for the shadow to reveal itself this time; he promptly aimed an arrow at its head.

To his surprise, the arrow passed right through the shadow as if it were an intangible illusion.

(So, until the darkness subsides, the shadow is non-existent in this space.)

Tyler was quick to understand. He swiftly drew his bow again, waiting for the exact moment when the enemy would shed its darkness, then released the arrow with sudden force!

As he had predicted, the enemy - now revealed - had no time to dodge; an arrow pierced its head instantly, causing it to die on the spot.

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