The strangler almost killed him.
He was crossing a gap between two thick-trunked trees when something slammed into his back from above and wrapped around his torso before he could turn his head. His body twisted sideways on reflex but the thing was already locked on with limbs that felt like cable-wrapped muscles.
It was a primate. Sort of. It had a monkey's general structure but its limbs were too long and too thin and covered in gray fur that matched the bark of the surrounding trees perfectly. Six arms. Not four. Two were gripping his torso and two were grabbing his arms and the last two were reaching for his throat.
[Observe: Target Identified: Phantom Grip Strangler - Level 39]
His Featherfall Reflex activated and reduced the impact of the creature slamming him against the tree trunk. His Combat Mastery skill took over his left arm and he drove an elbow backward into the thing's ribcage with everything his Strength stat could put behind it.
