After the victory with the giant rats and taking a quick bath on a river nearby to clean off the blood on herself, Ellie began to rely on Marcus and Lilith's help less and less while dealing with the rest of the monsters on their path.
"You're using your diamonds too much!! Try to mix it up a bit with your blades!"
"Got it!"
They kept encountering several creatures as they continued their advance towards the time ring. Like always, the beasts looked like mixtures of regular animals with different shapes and sizes and porting some form of elemental energy inside their bodies.
Every now and then one would land a lucky hit on Ellie, but the girl would just ignore it and continue to battle without giving her opponents any time to breathe.
"These monsters attack with projectiles! You need to close your distance and stab them before they can run away!"
"Understood!!"