An adventurer exchanged a vicious punch with the afterimage that leaped out from behind the door, sending both sides flying backward.
Only then did the adventurers finally see the afterimage's true form.
It was also a water monster!
From its appearance alone, this water monster was almost indistinguishable from the others. But it was incredibly fast, completely unaffected even on the exposed lakebed where the water had been parted.
It stood nearly upright, though its back was hunched. Its claws were long, with black, razor-sharp nails capable of ripping open bellies.
The "water membrane" covering its body had an extremely strange viscosity, seeming to possess additional resistance.
The adventurers looked at one another.
The adventurer who had kicked Logus away stepped forward.
He slowly drew a long blade from its sheath, then planted his foot and charged like a battering ram, bringing the sword down in a slash.
"Riiip!"
The water monster suddenly raised both claws above its head, crossing its black nails together to block the strike.
But a long arrow suddenly whistled past above the adventurer's shoulder and pierced the water monster's body with a "Pshk!"
The water monster's strength instantly weakened by more than half.
Without hesitation, the adventurer pressed down with the momentum, his blade sliding across its claws and cleaving straight down from its shoulder.
"Thud!"
A dull impact sounded as the long blade landed.
The "water membrane" on the monster's shoulder wriggled, dissipating most of the force carried by the blade.
Meanwhile, the arrow wound in its chest rapidly healed under the nourishment of the water membrane. It attacked from below, aiming directly for the adventurer's lower body and forcing him to retreat again and again.
A figure suddenly flashed past. Logus regained his stance, and as his sword moved, the wind followed. In