[The hooves, as it turns out, are indeed a lot less vicious than the top half. The spirit bats aside Cao Pi's first strike, but then its hands are too focused on trying to tear him to pieces and it doesn't care about blocking anymore. It loses a finger first and then it gets slashed across the face. The area visible through the hole around its eye seems to be bleeding, but the areas visible through the cuts in the sheet seem... empty.
Javert's sword chops into the creature's shoulder, sinking deep, but it's not enough to completely detach the limb. Still, that arm is useless now, swinging limply at the spirit's side.
For the first time, battered from two sides, the spirit actually seems to retreat a bit, its bottom half moving ahead of the top. But that doesn't stop it from slashing wildly, directionlessly with its remaining, working hand.]
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Javert's sword chops into the creature's shoulder, sinking deep, but it's not enough to completely detach the limb. Still, that arm is useless now, swinging limply at the spirit's side.
For the first time, battered from two sides, the spirit actually seems to retreat a bit, its bottom half moving ahead of the top. But that doesn't stop it from slashing wildly, directionlessly with its remaining, working hand.]