“……Huh? I think this might work?”

I had been poking and slashing, but suddenly I realized something.

It’s been about 10 minutes already, and I might be able to land the second hit…?

In the end, this little monkey, perhaps due to the large amount of damage, isn’t using its right arm properly.

It’s just flailing it around, relying on its strength to force it.

Well, even then, the fact that it’s not torn apart shows just how tough its muscles and skin are…

Still, it seems unlikely that I’ll land a fatal blow by continuing this attack.

But, if I fire the bow one more time with full force…!

“Flash!”

Though I was a distance away, it must have seen this magic.

But, I had only used it once, so it might have forgotten about it.

After taking a direct hit to the eyes, it’s holding its face with its left hand and letting out a scream-like roar.

Hehehe… It’s wide open!

I tried to stifle a laugh and took a position about 30 meters away from the giant monkey, activating 【Danrem’s Thread】.

It would be more accurate at a closer distance, but if it starts rampaging, that would be a bit dangerous from too close.

I’m not letting my guard down!

I took aim while preparing the bow. The giant monkey was still holding its face with its left hand, but now it was flailing its right arm around as well.

It’s flailing, but… it doesn’t seem to be attacking me.

Sure, it’s lost its vision, but other senses shouldn’t be affected… I guess, like other monsters, it might be panicking from the sudden intense light.

I fixed the bow with my feet and tail, then took aim at the giant monkey as it wandered around flailing its arms.

If I leave it, it’ll recover, so I don’t have the luxury of taking my time. But still, I don’t need to pierce its core with this one shot—hitting anywhere will be enough.

With this shot, I’ll deal more damage, then finish it off with 【Shadow Sword】… that’s the plan.

“Ha!”

Just as the giant monkey swung its right arm, I released the shot.

As usual, the light arrow flew, tearing through the ground.

Then… there was a resounding impact and collapse sound.

“…Huh?”

Startled by the unexpected loud noise, I raised my voice.

I had already moved as soon as I fired, so I had taken my eyes off it for a moment… what just happened?

From the sound, it must have hit a wall… but what happened to the giant monkey?

It was near the wall… could it have pierced through?

There was even more dust than the first shot, and I couldn’t make sense of the situation.

I activated 【Fairy’s Eye】 and tried to peer through the dust when, in that very instant…

“……Whoa!?”

Something shot out from the dust, coming straight at me.

I quickly retreated into the air and, after taking a moment to catch my breath, looked down. The giant monkey, still unharmed, was slamming its left arm into the spot I had just been.

“…Unharmed?”

Strictly speaking, its right arm was injured, but that’s been the case since earlier.

Aside from that, I can’t see any damage.

I hit it with a direct eye strike and was relatively close when I did, so… did it dodge?

“Seriously…? Wait, is that… no!?”

I was staring down in a bit of a daze when, without warning, a chunk of rock that it had been holding was hurled toward me.

Each piece was small, but they were scattered widely, like shotgun pellets.

Fortunately, the individual rocks weren’t too powerful, and the wind deflected them, but each time they hit my wind barrier, I was jostled along with it.

The speed was faster than before, and if it keeps firing these, I might eventually be shot down.

“What do I do now… whoa!?”

Just as I was debating whether to close the distance for close combat or pull back for safety, this time, it threw a large stone, about the size of a palm.

If the small rocks were like shotgun pellets, this one was like a cannonball.

If I stay at a middle distance, I’ll have to worry about both, and it could end up being more dangerous.

Moreover, it’s closing the distance again now.

If only it would jump foolishly… I could take advantage of the opening in the air…!?

“Oops… At this range, I’m not going to let that hit me!”

This time, instead of attacking from the front, it flanked me and started scattering the small stones like a shotgun across a wide area, but since I’ve seen it before and I was far enough, it didn’t hit me.

The next shot was the cannonball, but I easily dodged that as well.

The stone hit the wall with a loud crash instead of hitting me.

It would have been bad if it hit me, but since it didn’t… Wall?

“Ah… Is it trying to corner me against the wall…?”

It must have flanked me because that side was closer to the wall.

If I’m near the wall, my options for dodging decrease, and the chance of its projectiles hitting me increases.

There’s still plenty of space before I reach the wall, and for me, that’s not really a big problem, but… smart thinking…

It looks like I’ve shown it too much already. If I don’t finish it off now, this could turn into a real problem.

Now, what to do… Seriously… Why do I always wait until I’m cornered before I start going all out?

As I was pondering how to end this fight with this strong foe, a man’s voice suddenly echoed through the hall.

“Sera! Don’t move!”

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Sera ・【Hideout】+1【Prayer】【Mira’s Blessing】【Wind Garb】・【Floating Orb】+1【Shadow Sword】【Scarlet Bee Needle】【Fairy’s Eye】【Dragon’s Lungs】【Amber Sword】【Danrem’s Thread】【Serpent’s Tail】【Ankle Bracelet】【Amber Shield】【Purple Wings】・7 cards

Seriana ・【Range Identification】・【】・28 cards

Elena ・【】・【Green Fang】【Amber Sword】・3 cards

Alec ・【Strong Strike】・【Red Shield】【Fierce Horned Trumpet】・7 cards