Taken aback by the attack, the Heart Stealer Imp swung its club wildly in return. It was too late, though, since Jude had already stepped back out of its reach. When it saw that it had hit nothing, it roared and rushed at him again. Jude jumped aside a moment before it could ram him, and unable to stop, it slammed hard into the tree behind him.
Kraaak!
The creature groaned.
"Now!"
Without mercy, Jude stabbed the long knife into its back, twisted it sideways, and rolled away. The Heart Stealer Imp stumbled with the blade still stuck in its body. In that state, one or two more attacks would finish it, so he took the bow out of its slot and aimed at its swaying head.
"Goodbye."
When the arrow struck its head, the Heart Stealer Imp fell to the ground with a slight tremor. But even with it gone, a lot of imps were still left, and Jude was not leaving this place until he had wiped out every single one of them.
"Ugh, my shoulder..."
