What situational irony occurs in “the colomber” by dino buzzati?

stefano kills the colomber and ends the curse of the colomber forever.
the colomber reveals a secret ability to walk on land.
stefano’s father was the real victim of the colomber.
the colomber pursues stefano in order to give him a magic pearl.

Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game." again rainsford lifted the heavy knocker, and let it fall. the door opened then, opened as suddenly as if it were on a spring, and rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light that poured out. the first thing rainsford's eyes discerned was the largest man rainsford had ever seen—a gigantic creature, solidly made and black bearded to the waist. in his hand the man held a long-barreled revolver, and he was pointing it straight at rainsford's heart. the details of this excerpt show that rainsford sees ivan as a(n) individual.