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Chapter 198 - Slitherer

Her main reason for not shooting wasn't because she trusted that the undeads would handle it, even though that was true. It was more practical than that.

Even if she shot, she had to be a really, really good aimer like Pannett to actually hit the target. And even for Pannett, this might be a very tricky one.

The creature was constantly moving, thrashing and twisting, its armored body coiling and uncoiling as it fought against the undead wolves. Its head was low to the ground, its neck protected by thick plates of natural armor that would deflect most arrows. And with four undead wolves flanking the sides of the creature, constantly shifting positions as they attacked, there was a very real risk that any arrow she loosed would hit one of them instead.

Even a clean shot, perfectly aimed, might not penetrate that armor.

And a shot that missed or glanced off would be useless. So she didn't shoot. She just watched, her bow still raised, her eyes tracking the struggle.

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