So Many Reasons?

"Rock Breaking Strike, Power Attack."

"D20+11+4+3+4-3+1=21, natural 1.""D20+11+4+3+4-3+1=38, hit."

"D20+11+4+3+4-3+1=22, Miss.""D20+11+4+3+4-3+1=37, hit."

"D20+11+4+3+4-3+1-5=35, critical hit.""D20+11+4+3+4-3+1-5=20, hit."

"D20+11+4+3+4-3+1-5=34, critical confirmation."

"D20+11+4+3+4-3+1-10=26, Miss.""D20+11+4+3+4-3+1-10=23, Miss."

So that last hit really wasn't going to be easy, huh?

He'd already figured that this manticore's scales meant its Armor Class wouldn't be low, but, well, it was still a bit of a challenge.

Especially that last hit. Still, he'd come out ahead. But what was that about? The two attacks that should've had the most reliable, highest bonuses had both gone horribly wrong... If Psionic Assault hadn't come through, he'd have been screwed.

Lin Yun swung the Butchering Axe in his hands and hacked furiously at the manticore. He landed four blows in a row. The first struck its neck, the second its chest, and the third hit one of its eyes, which was almost as big as Lin Yun's head. As for the last blow—oh, so it wasn't because he was too weak; the manticore had simply lost the ability to keep flying and plunged downward at just the right moment, leaving Lin Yun unable to land the hit.

"4D6+6D6+D6+17+3+9=78." It blinked four times.

"12D6+18D6+D6+17+3+9=127." It blinked four more times.

"4D6+6D6+D6+17+3+9=83." This time it only blinked three times, but that was enough.

Even taking into account the manticore's Damage Reduction... that was nearly 300 points of damage.

Poor manticore. You could've picked anyone to fight, but you had to go after Lin Yun, who dealt a ridiculous amount of damage. What, were you trying to get yourself killed?

Oh, no, that was the Screaming Shaman Beastmaster's fault. It was all the Screaming Shaman Beastmaster's orders. Then go after the Screaming Shaman Beastmaster!

And so the poor, helpless manticore came plummeting down from the sky—and then Lin Yun chopped it to death with a flurry of