Like all battles, this one also escalated.
The Relic-Hunting Cohort of Egress, with great difficulty, was able to whittle down Rocante's hitpoints to half.
Daru himself wasn't faring too well, though.
While he wasn't cut a single time — quite expected given that a random cut would sever his limbs or even head — his body was in utter shambles.
His entire torso ached; his arms felt significantly heavier than usual, and his legs weren't as reliable.
'Haha, what unfair strength!' Daru mused, barely ducking a sweeping slash that almost took his head off.
He then twisted his grip and stabbed deeply into the hulking monstrosity's gut.
Sharp, heavy, and apparently divine as his tachi was, it didn't penetrate too deeply.
Daru was already used to how tough his adversary was, however, and so he quickly Swallow Stepped to the side, dodging an incoming attack and counterattacking another time before momentarily disengaging.
