Swoosh!

The fileting sword attack bore a hole through the Bloodtailed Other's forehead in an instant, a clean, well-placed, and decently powerful attack from an unexpected direction. Any ordinary person would have died instantly from such a wound, but the Bloodtailed Other demonstrated incredible resilience and vitality. It screamed, still alive.

Still, it was undeniably a heavy wound, inflicted with high technical skill and shifting the balance of the fight.

The Bloodtailed Other's tail shrank rapidly again, and the corruptive aura around it was diminished further...