Chapter 24: Sprite Lair
*BANG!*
Shards flew everywhere as Hal's [Weak Mana Blast] barely protected him from the fourth Rock Bullet, having just dodged the first three.
A sharp piece then cut a moderately deep wound across his left cheek, his back slamming mildly against a tree as he huffed and puffed in exhaustion.
He had somehow survived yet another volley of lethal earthen projectiles.
Before Hal could even catch his breath, however, a brown magic circle materialized above him, from which a massive boulder dropped.
Had Hal not seen this attack from the sprite leader once before, he might've failed to notice it.
He clumsily dove to the ground, narrowly avoiding being crushed beneath the weight of the Rock Meteor, then quickly made an effort to stand up.
Of course, Hal wanted to counterattack to gradually put himself in a better position, but the unsettling sprite leader's perfect timing and cunning attacks always denied him the opportunity, interrupting him with either a Rock Meteor or a Rock Bullet whenever he was about to act.
This resulted in a one-sided assault from the arcane monsters, with Hal barely surviving through sheer grit and willpower.
'Damn it...at this rate, I will simply lose stamina and be an easy target later...I need to do something...'
Specifically, he had to escape while he still had the energy to do so.