Moonless' teeth flared with a sharp silver glow as the [Moon Crystal] empowered her bite, making the light shimmer along every edge of her fangs.
SNAP!
Her jaws closed around the air where Karl had been a split second earlier.
Karl pushed himself back with everything he had, feeling the heat of her breath pass right in front of his face.
But he didn't even get the chance to breathe.
Moonless' massive paws lifted from the ground, her claws flashing with the same silver light as she swung down at him in a brutal arc.
'Can't dodge that,' Karl thought, already bracing himself, 'Then…'
Swash!
He swung his staff up, smashing it against the incoming claws.
BAM!
The impact rang out across the cavern.
-300!
Karl gritted his teeth.
It wasn't much damage, but it was the first time he received some in this life.
Worse, the force behind the hit sent him skidding backward across the stone floor.
His boots scraped the ground as he tried to keep balance.
