The immediate loss of vision was something even humans would struggle for a very long time to adapt to. It was much worse for an unintelligent beast.
The Crimson Ash Bear reeled back, bringing its paws to its eye and clawing at it vigorously. The shock made it completely forget Gio's presence for a moment.
'The eyes are always the most obvious target.'
For that same reason, a lot of beasts had evolved so their eyes couldn't be as glaring of a weakness. The Crimson Ash Bear wasn't one of them as Gio learned when he watched Amaya butcher the first one they killed.
Its drastic reaction gave him more than enough time to land on the ground and roll back to his feet.
'Its entire left side is a blindspot until it recovers. After that, it's only a matter of how sharp its senses are.'
