[The Mysterious Figure™ behind Hunk hums thoughtfully. So the problem is that it's dangerous? Maybe the guy's scared? That makes sense, Yue's never been the fighting type either. But let's see, solutions, solutions....]

Could you carve it up while wearing armor? Or, umm...oh, you could throw your knife at it! A knife would probably hurt more than what I got, at least.

[Having picked black mage as his profession, he's currently got a black plush fox gripped in his scaly winged talons. A very menacing weapon, for sure.]