Finally ran into a monster I was too under-powered to face, but I managed to squeeze it out with a couple of minutes to spare. Since balloon with wings didn’t seem that challenging, I just forged ahead to see how much of an upgrade I needed for the next one, expecting to die quickly or at least get enough info to plan my next gear attempt. Instead I battled it out with porcupine hedgehog for about 50 minutes… and won with just enough time to sprint forward and get to the other objective. I used up most my stacks in my push to do it though… intense fight, probably the most intense battle I’ve had in a few years because I was too stubborn to throw in the towel.