The tree had snagged Korima by the ankle, lifting her in the air with a yelp, before his ray shot down and severed the limb holding her aloft, causing her to crash to the ground. Talia took advantage of the opening, and dove in, where he'd burned it away, driving her blade deep into the creature, and apparently hitting something vital, until it stopped moving.<br/><br/>Groaning, the party all but collapsed to the ground, the surge of sudden adrenaline giving way to the pain, exhaustion, and poison.