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Through the din and destruction the creature was causing, Belen was somehow able to make out what was going on. Very little seemed to be harming the group's target. Although it was a treat to see Ea humbled, it was becoming increasingly apparent that they were not going to take this thing down without suffering casualties unless Ea was at full strength. That did not stop Belen from grinding his teeth when Ea asked for volunteers. Who volunteers to be devoured alive? Belen muttered a curse and stepped out of cover to train on the area he had fired on before.

Belen was waving his bow around like a fool trying to keep on that one spot while his allies kept it rooted. Drilling arrows in to that particular patch of flesh was difficult enough without the beast weaving around like a drunk! The archer was about to give up and start shooting at whatever he could hit when Yauz turned the tide. When the strange mage's magic flowed over Belen, the effects were immediate. Belen focused once more on the creature where three arrows protruded from its flesh and smirked; he could make out every detail down to the texture of the thing's skin, and he found his aim as steady as a machine's.

Guided by his newly augmented sight, Belen launched three arrows in the span of five seconds, all drilling in to the same exact spot, pushing the preceding projectile deeper in to the creature's blue hide. Belen drew back to fire again when a surge of blood gushed from the deep wound he'd inflicted on the beast. With Yauz keeping it pinned for a moment, the wound was allowed to open further before the monster could retreat or regroup. In moments the street was slick with blackish-red blood. Belen grinned. "Guess there was an artery after all." as an after thought, he added, "I don't think you'll be getting any Chaos-Shanks tonight, dear Heart."

Of course, it was still a supernatural being. Losing an absurd amount of blood would definitely cripple it, but there was no guarantee that it was dead. Of course, Belen noted, the other wounds should help too. The beast was scored by a combination of Zenin's daring dagger strike and Beleth's blood magic, blistered and weakened by Yauz, and probably had some internal structure damage thanks to Ea's hammer. The sudden, massive blood loss was likely the denouement.

Belen suddenly glanced around. Chaos, he hoped, was not too rattled by his ordeal.