The giant swung with all his might at Lin Yue's skull.
Faced with this life-threatening blow, the blonde girl reacted in time.
With a sidestep, she swept gracefully past the giant's side.
His strike missed, and the agitated giant whirled around before immediately swinging at Lin Yue's waist.
With the mobility provided by her shadow armor and threads, Lin Yue evaded the giant monster's broad, sweeping attacks with ease.
The powerful blow landed solidly on the alley wall, smashing web-like cracks into it and leaving the already dilapidated old alley on the verge of collapse.
Dust rose into the air, smoke and debris spreading everywhere. With his vision obstructed, the giant monster briefly lost his sense of direction.
Feeling a stabbing pain in his abdomen, the giant monster flew into a rage—Lin Yue had taken advantage of the swirling dust to shape her shadow tentacles into spikes and viciously stab him in the stomach.
Unfortunately, the giant monster's hide was simply too thick. Aside from enraging him, the girl's attack caused no substantial damage.
At that moment, Lin Yue, briefly suspended above the alley by shadow threads, lowered her gaze to examine the restless giant below.
Although the giant posed no threat to her, likewise, even after using every means at her disposal, she could not inflict any effective damage on him.
Next time, I need to target his vital points...
Still, she could not shake the feeling that something was off.
To verify her suspicion, Lin Yue cut the threads hooked to the security window and dropped straight toward the giant.
Using the force of her descent, she spun and delivered a vicious kick to his temple.
Unfortunately, even with the dual enhancement of shadow armor and gravity, the giant monster merely paused briefly under Lin Yue's brutal strike