Falling

Suffering considerable damage, the roach was utterly infuriated, screeching threateningly at Shye before madly crawling towards him, eager to rip him in half using its enormous and sharp mandibles.

This time, it acted smarter, crawling in a zigzag as it furiously crept toward Shye.

The roach's anger-driven yet calculated evasion tactics made it increasingly difficult for Shye to land a hit.

And with every missed spell, shards of crimson crystal plummeted into the abyss, devoured by the seemingly endless darkness below.

This realization hindered Shye from simply casting spells without consideration. Why? Because if he destroyed every crystal growth, there would be none left for him to grasp and it would be exponentially difficult to continue his journey towards the other side.

'Tch…still three more minutes until my wings come off cooldown…'