Me and five random soldiers just killed a Hydra and were on our way back to town when we discovered a lair! "What the hell, lets kill what ever is in it," I thought. It was a Wicked Night Man with a copper slicing knife. We all jumped it like we did the Hydra but this thing was too fast. Couldn't land a hit on it and it kept knocking us down, biting and tearing off limbs. I manged to crawl away during the carnage and left my companions to die. Went to town, upgraded my gear, got about 15 soldiers and went back.
It started off the same as before. Couldn't hit it, knocked me on my ass, had to crawl out and decided to throw iron bolts at it from a distance. For some reason it can dodge the swings from a Proficient Axeman but gets hit easily by a novice thrower. I stuck about a dozen bolts in his hide while the others kept it busy.
Eventually the floor was drenched in blood. Everyone was either dead or dying, except for me still throwing bolts. The wicked night man, cut open and bleeding all over its body, tried to flee deeper into its lair but I followed it while sticking more bolts in his ass. Only when it decided to turn back around that I realized my mistake. This thing took two steps for every one of mine. I tried to run, but it caught up to me and charged me with a kick that shattered one of my legs. Dazed and on the floor, I tried to fight back with my axe but it stood on top of me and cut me to pieces with that copper knife. Eventually I was struck down when it stabbed me in the head with it.