Chapter 121: Sitting Duck Finally Tamed
Leo hammered the swollen region again and again with [Critical Strike], each blow sharp and controlled. He never let it burst—no way in hell was he bathing in the boiling pus of a colossal beast.
At one point, the beast even tried to pull stone over the wound with its earth ability, but as Leo suspected, it was running on fumes. Its once-burning flesh had begun to cool, the heat fading with each passing breath—proof it no longer had mana to fuel that terrifying temperature.
That didn't mean Leo was unscathed. Blisters bubbled across his skin, burning, popping, and regenerating in a rapid, vicious cycle. Niri kept spamming her healing skill over him, the soft green warmth washing over his nerves again and again. Her own body mended even faster thanks to her trait, though she still winced every now and then when her body sizzled from the overheating surrounding.
