My body was moving on its own. As the clashing swords bounced off, the man burrowed into my guard, and his remaining hand fumbled at his waist.
Stillness within motion.
An astonishingly fast speed as the hand axe was drawn out. However, I couldn’t keep up with the man’s agility at all, and he slightly twisted his head to avoid my axe blade before moving his lips.
‘You idiot!’
It was probably that kind of insult.
Boom!
As the pommel struck my solar plexus, a sound tore through the air behind my back. I could only stagger backward while retching up blood with a heave.
Just allowing a single blow made my limbs tingle. Judging by the nausea in my stomach, all my internals must have burst.
Even so, I was still standing.
It was an inexplicable result.
I learned the full story right after coughing up blood with a hack and dropping to my knees.
“Did…