The tree creature is slowly coming to the realization that it's meagre attacks will have no effect against my Bone Shield.
To that effect, it switches tactics, going from needles to a single, long and undoubtably sharp blade made out of its wooden body.
It's a conundrum to think wood as sharp but I know better than to doubt magic at this point.
The creature launches at me and I prepare, mana set and ready, my feet dug into the ground and my balance centred, ready for impact.
And impact I get. The tree creature slams down so hard against my Bone Shield that cracks begin to appear.
No. That's not it.
My eyes widen as I realize. This creature isn't all that stupid after all, in fact, I'd go as far as to say it's intelligent if it did what I think it did.
My Bone Shield is structurally weakened from the continuous, minute barrage of needles from earlier. Add several powerful whacks like it's receiving now and you get cracks in bone.