Chapter 83: Next step
The saber-tooth lunged, claws outstretched, fangs gleaming with saliva. It was fast, but Damon was faster.
He vanished mid-step using [Blink], reappearing behind the beast in a crouch. Both shadow daggers slashed out in an X formation, cutting across the monster’s hind legs just as it landed. A spray of blood and shadow burst into the air.
[Ding! Critical Hit! Saber-Tooth – 1090 damage dealt.]
[Ding! Shadow Wound applied.]
The beast shrieked and twisted, swiping its tail like a whip to knock him away, but Damon ducked low and slipped under it, his daggers dancing across its underbelly in a flurry of shadowy arcs. The hits could be better but they were good enough to get the job done.
The saber-tooth tried leaping back to reset the fight using its wind affinity and increasing its speed, but Damon activated [Shadowstep] and reappeared mid-air above the beast, both daggers pointed down.
"Not happening."
He plunged the blades deep into its spine as he dropped down, driving it into the dirt with a crunch. Shadow energy rippled through the impact zone, coating the earth in writhing tendrils of darkness. Damon ended the beast and absorbed all of the blood energy he could get his hands on.
[Ding! Bloodline Extraction Initiated]