The energy blast was such an unexpected attack.
In fact, only after they came across Sam did they see energy blasts and energy based attacks being used so frequently.
Sure, sword strikes, fist strikes and axe strikes are all energy based, but they are essentially just physical attacks, amplifying by energy. But a pure energy blast is a different matter.
The only saw some skilled mages and some perversely smart people like Sam pull it off.
They never saw a beast do it.
For the first time they did. Forget about using the tail like a weapon, which was already shocking enough. This energy blast made them stunned and they didn't even move for a second.
Which only gave the beast more time to conjure up its next attack.
Icarus dodged again and tried to close in the distance. The power of the beast's attack is extremely concentrated and he could sense that it packed enough power to kill him if it hit properly.
