'How... my perception skill isn't working?' Ashton thought while wiping dust off of himself.
Even though Hydra used most of his strength in that attack, the short tail did not do much damage. Thanks to [Blood Armour] skill.
[You thought the trial was going to be simple? The trials mess with your senses and technically, your Perception is a sense as well. As a result, it was compromised in this trial and possibly for the rest of them as well.]
'I really am a lazy bastard.' Ashton shook his head, 'How could I not notice it earlier? Thankfully, the tail did not break any bones or shit. But I should be careful regardless.'
Since [Perception] was the first skill Ashton had learned, therefore, he never had an opportunity to fight without it and he had subconsciously developed some sort of dependence on it. It was one of the important skills in Ashton's arsenal. Fighting without it was going to be a pain.