Everything else was a blur.
Everything felt hazy, harsh, and light, with a death-defying intent to live engrained in Liohime's heart as he had to think quickly.
"[SHI-]"
SHK!
Before he could summon Shihon, Kaza let a pocket knife fly, and unable to dodge, Liohime could only take on the force of the piercing blade into his right palm as he screamed with pain.
Instantly, the buff man from the room leaped towards him, extending his arm backwards to slash through his head with one clean strike.
Unable to summon his partner again in time, Liohime's instincts kicked in as he sidestepped the attack with only an inch of a gap and instantly ripped out the knife from his flesh, grunting and panting heavily
