[ He keeps moving, too, light on his feet even as his breath starts coming more and more heavily. Whatever had healed him before it dropped him into this arena, it hadn't done a full job, and each swing of his sword feels like it's about to rip his barely-healed wounds right open again.
A problem for later. For now, he keeps circling around to the creature's rear, dancing back from its strikes or bracing, coiling, and parrying before rushing in with a counter attack. And it seems to be working: the thing now has significantly fewer legs, and its strikes are growing more and more erratic. ]
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[ He keeps moving, too, light on his feet even as his breath starts coming more and more heavily. Whatever had healed him before it dropped him into this arena, it hadn't done a full job, and each swing of his sword feels like it's about to rip his barely-healed wounds right open again.
A problem for later. For now, he keeps circling around to the creature's rear, dancing back from its strikes or bracing, coiling, and parrying before rushing in with a counter attack. And it seems to be working: the thing now has significantly fewer legs, and its strikes are growing more and more erratic. ]
Keep it up! We've almost got it.