"It connected!" Alaric said when he saw the huge gashes of blood coming out of the longma's body.
The beast could barely hold itself up as it kept bleeding profusely, but it remained standing, nonetheless. Many things happened at the same time earlier, causing a complicated scene that led to the current situation.
First, Anil's attack was nullified almost instantly, showcasing the importance of efficiency over power. His attack was far weaker than the combined technique of the trainer and her beast, yet it was enough to stop the attack just for a second, the time his partner needed to break out of the siege set by the firestorm.
Rosa, who liked her life, did not let the opportunity her partner opened go to waste, and she charged out of the opening in the firestorm. The burly woman did not get out of it unscathed. Her robes were damaged, she suffered from burns of various degrees, and most devastating was the absence of her left arm.
