Chapter 12: Battle.

meanwhile, elsewhere in the tranquil forest a raging battle was disturbing the peace of the forest.

Clang.

clang,...., clang.

Cruz skidded back, due to the impact on her sword as she staggered and took steps back to gain her balance, a shadow appeared over her in an instant, swinging at her to decapitate her as Enoch appeared out the shadow with a heavy armour gauntlet with a fist aimed at it opening, it immediately reacted against the attack of Enoch throwing him back into the shadows.

immediately, it slashed at Cruz, but she dodged the attack by diving into the shadows.

"wwrrraaaahhhhh"

roared the crazed predator in frustration as it has long since overpowered it's preys, but could not land a fetal blow.

"huh" "huh", "huuuuh".

breathed Enoch and Cruz as they appeared together some distance away from the monster. as it stared at them with a menacing

stare. It turned it head to look at them due to the distance away from it, "it's not giving a chance for us to land an attack on it's opening and fetal points."

"humh", "It's more skilled than we expected and it's also overpowering us in strength," said Enoch," but we can capitalize on it's impatience, so it all comes down to endurance and consistency" replied Cruz, "you hit it high and I'd hit it low."

seeing that, Cruz and Enoch had taken a their battle stances, it too stared at them head first before sprinting and then launching itself into the air.

while in the air, it took a deep breath to the point it's chest looked like a inflated balloon, seeing the monsters action immediately Cruz charged at the monster.

"Awwwwwwooooooooowwwwwwwooooo!!!!!."

howled the, monster louder than even, when it's howl paralysed the monsters within it's massacre before it fell back in the forest.

Boom!!

thud!,

thud!!,

thud!!.

step by step walked the monster in a cloud of dust within the area of it's own fall, toward Cruz and Enoch as they layed on the floor some distance away from their former place of battle.

As it stood like a tower over them with it big bulky body, it eyes glowed silver with malice, and gritted teeth's before it carried it's sword up to deliver the finishing blow to both of them in a single slash. As if showing it's domination over it's foes it roared once more.

Aaaaawwwwwwwwwwoooooooooooooooo!!!.

as it finished it's howling and brought down it's blade a sound was heard. ssshhooooossshhhhh!!!

A transparent hand was seen on a not so distant tree.

A figure was seen swaying out of the trees from the right angle with the transparent arm acting as an anchor to it's trajectory.

The monster feeling threatened by this bizarreness instinctively took a jump back with it's defences tightened.

a ear hurting "clang!!!" resounded in the ears of all present in the forest.

The monster took several steps back as it never expected to defend against such powerful attack, and in the former place the monster stood, stood the perpetrator responsible for the attack.

"ya, miss me" said Herman, seeing Cruz and Enoch on the floor paralysed.

//?? inspect skill is viable on monsters??//

//?? main mission: Survive. ??//,

//?? side mission: inspect monster.??//

seeing the system info Herman smiled and immediately took a battle stance optimal for attack and defence with both the short sword and dagger in his hands with a foot forward, and his head within the midst of both arm. immediately, taking a deep breath Herman said out in a low voice.

Inspect.

//?? inspect ??//.