Rael checked his status and grimaced; he was down to a mere 11.5% aether. This fight would have been far simpler if he could use the Eye of Critic, but the beast was a full rank above him, rendering the spell useless. He turned his gaze back to the chaos of the clearing just as a barrage of fireballs slammed into the Minotaur's flank.
BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.
The beast roared in absolute rage. It reared back and hammered its massive hoof into the earth, sending forth a violent shockwave. The ground shattered, the concussive force catching Ayobe and sending her tumbling backward. Iyvre leaped into the air, her blades blurring as she delivered a series of rapid cross-slashes across the beast's back, but she left nothing more than shallow, stinging marks on its iron-hard hide.
"What to do?" Rael's mind raced, cycling through countless battle scenarios, but none of them ended with the Minotaur captured. Every calculated plan ended in their defeat.
