You've Returned Stronger

Atlas glanced toward the explosions and knew the Swamp Drake would attack whoever it was when they appeared. He waited while twirling the Blood Knife as several people reached the top of a nearby hill.

'Adventurers?' he mused as a Marshlord chased the group, and the monster was enraged.

When the people got close to the waterhole he was hiding above, the Swamp Drake exploded out and grabbed one of the horrified men before returning to the water, but Atlas cast Void Blast that shot through the air like a missile.

The spell struck the crocodile, causing it to roar with fury as the pain overwhelmed it. Its gaze shifted toward Atlas, who had swiftly used Void Step to materialize beside the enraged beast.

He drove the Nightblade deep into the creature's flesh and unleashed a Void Bullet. The explosion ripped through the crocodile's body, sending shockwaves that should have been fatal, but the beast still clung to life.