Zarek had calmly sidestepped the leaping gorilla. It hadn't been able to maneuver properly in the air under the pain of the assault, but it was also lucky that Zarek had personally crafted those bolts—otherwise, it might have survived the bite long enough to kill him.
The Endurance of the beast might be high, but there would always be parts of its body that weren't so easily defended.
Opening up its mouth and roaring like that was certainly one of them. But Zarek also sensed that the moment it became infuriated, a ruby energy began to waft from it, and its Endurance stat began to increase.
Its hairs bristled, and when it pounded the ground and leapt toward him again, it was as though two diamond mallets had left their imprint onto the ground.
It unfurled its fists, sweeping crimson claws launching themselves at Zarek's head.
'Oh…'
