As Letho swung Gwyhyr at Dagon, Roy could hear a quiet buzz following the blade, as if a cicada were fluttering its wings. The sword seemed to travel faster than light itself, its blade cutting through the sunlight and opening a gash on Dagon’s muscular thigh. Blood spurted out from the wound, and Dagon screeched in pain. Letho caught its attention, and it glared at the old witcher as it brought its iron fist down on him.

However, Letho expected that attack, and he leaped backward immediately, though he only barely escaped that slam. Then he went around the creature and kept feinting. When it attacked, Letho rolled around to evade it, then he went straight back to taunt Dagon.

Letho was not the only hunter around. While he was taunting Dagon in the front, Roy went around the monster, and he tensed up for a moment before he thrusted his blade at the monster’s knee. The attack found its mark, and it drew blood.

Roy quickly rolled away once he pulled his blade out. At the same time, Dagon’s powerful arm swiped through the place where Roy was standing a moment earlier. It wanted to catch its attacker and turn Roy into mincemeat, but all it caught was air.

That failed attack created the perfect opening for Letho to strike. He held his sword with his right hand and made an Axii sign with his left as fast as he could. The moment Dagon turned its attention back to Letho, it was caught square in the face, and the spell stunned him for a split second. But that split second was enough for Letho and Roy to launch their assault at the same time.

Letho thrusted Gwyhyr upward into Dagon’s neck, and flames erupted upon the wound, then he sliced the monster’s artery, creating a monstrous gash on its neck. Roy darted behind Dagon and stepped on its leg, using it as a platform to leap onto its back, its spine, and finally, Roy stepped on the monster’s shoulder. He held his blade up high and stabbed right into the monster’s left eye. He quickly spread his arms and leaped down the gigantic monster once he landed his attack. The moment he dropped down to the ground, he rolled away to minimize the impact of the fall. When he turned around and stood up again, Aerondight appeared in his hands as if by magic.

Without Aerondight staunching the blood, Dagon had a hole on its face where its left eye was supposed to be. Black blood spurted out of the hole, and white smoke appeared from the ground as the blood came in contact with it. Dagon howled in agony, and it glared at Roy with its remaining eye. There was fury and vengeance within that glare, and Dagon charged right at the young witcher. As he rampaged across the charred land, a mini sandstorm started whirling around him, and Black Tern Island trembled beneath the monster’s footsteps.

It was as if a small hill were running straight at Roy, and the wind felt like blades that could slash him if he made one wrong move. Roy felt like he couldn’t breathe, but he showed no fear even before the monster. He calmly made an Axii sign and hurled it at the incoming monster. At the same time, Roy cast Fear, and thanks to the double spell, Dagon was frozen for one tenth of a second. Roy darted to the side, but he was one moment too late. He heard the sound of something cracking, and Quen shattered into pieces. Without the protective shield keeping him out of harm’s way, Roy was sent flying back from the impact of Dagon’s rampage, and he fell down with a thud.

A long, long while later, Roy scrambled to get up, but he felt like his insides had become a mess, and he spat out blood in agony. At the same time, Letho was facing Dagon alone, keeping Roy out of its line of attack.

Dagon kept slamming its fists against the ground in an attempt to hit Letho, but Letho wouldn’t stop dancing around its attacks. Letho was still holding his sword, but it seemed like he had all but abandoned the offense. Instead, he kept dancing and dodging Dagon’s attacks. His speed had exceeded what the eye could see, and Roy thought he was seeing three Lethos around Dagon, dodging its attacks.