In what felt like mere seconds, Raymond was already standing before the 'Vine Demon Tree', its remaining arms now useless and broken.
"Die!"
With a battle cry, Raymond plunged his sword deep into the heart of the ‘Vine Demon Tree’. The tree gave one last, pained shudder as he twisted the blade, and then, with a final, resounding crash, it toppled to the ground. The branches trembled for a moment, letting out a faint, unwilling sound before they withered and died. A cloud of dust swirled around its fallen body as its life force faded completely.
Raymond stood over the fallen ‘Vine Demon Tree’, his chest heaving with exertion. "It's finally over..." he muttered, exhaustion settling in as he plopped down on the fallen trunk.
He had just been surrounded by two of these monsters, their coordinated strikes relentless. Every movement had been a careful dance of evasion and counterattack, and though he had dodged death numerous times, the tension had drained him completely.