The adventurers visibly grimaced at the sight of their companion and the way the earth protruded out of his skin. Blood seeping slowly out of the holes Ed had carved. It was jarring.
The sight was particularly harrowing for Felix who almost went through a similar experience. One could say his slight trauma was kicking in at the moment as his thoughts wandered.
"Felix, can you try to hold the target back?" The B-class paladin, Buster, who took over the party in the last second told the dazed Felix.
"Ah, yes!" Felix snapped out of it and replied.
He couldn't show such a pathetic sight when the moment of truth finally approached.
A clang was then heard as the morning star smashed against Buster's heavy shield. Brutus was one of the first to come into contact with the enemy due to his aggressive nature.
