Between the two strikes, the creature is both in pain and disoriented - and Garnet doesn't like inflicting either condition on anything, especially as they're invading its territory, but it would've attacked anyone here.

And this place was... interesting.

So Garnet struck again, this time hurling the polearm into the beast's head in one swift move, piercing it as she seemed to almost hang in midair -- or so she seemed until she dropped, standing firm while the creature groaned toward death, the injuries too much for its life to continue.