Waste of Flesh

There had been five Minotaurs. After Lin Yun and the young lady's two rounds of "blasting" them, only three remained, and one of those was badly wounded.

Naturally, Lin Yun couldn't just let them get away.

If the Minotaurs wanted to flee beyond the range of Lin Yun and the young lady's attacks, they would have to turn their backs on them. So, naturally...

"Prepare to die!" Lin Yun swung his massive Butchering Axe at a Minotaur trying to run away.

"D20+11+3+3-3=23, hit."

"6D6+D6+17+3+9=51."

The axe struck a Minotaur in the lower back as it turned away. The blow nearly cleaved it in half, and it crumpled to the ground.

One down.

"Ha!" The young lady's reach was much longer than Lin Yun's. She brought her hammer down on another Minotaur's back.

The moment the enormous hammer struck, a burst of flames erupted...

"D20+6-3+3+4+2+2=22, saving throw failed."

...Well, never mind the details. This was what they'd expected.

The hammer crashed into the Minotaur's shoulder. Along with the explosion, Lin Yun seemed to hear the music of bones snapping.

Another Minotaur went down.

Now only one remained.

"Humans... Damn you." In a voice full of frustration and resentment, the Minotaur spoke in halting, bitter-sounding Common Tongue. Then, as if it realized there was no hope of escape...

It decided to fight to the death. It suddenly stopped in its tracks, then...

"Grr."

The aura around the Minotaur seemed to change.

Its muscles began to swell rapidly, and something like steam appeared to rise from its body.

When it turned around, it looked noticeably different from before.

"Sacrifice!" The Minotaur fixed its gaze on Lin Yun and roared.

...Wait, shouldn't Gazi be the sacrifice?

The thought crossed Lin Yun's mind.

Then the Minotaur charged at him. The great axe, which had looked