Escort (5)

The fifth-tier knight Kailas moved.

A fierce red sword aura thrust toward me.

Sword trajectories swung at me in succession from every direction.

Every movement was thoroughly intent on killing me.

A chill ran through me, sounding the alarm.

Boom!

I chased down every sword path stitching through the air and met them head-on. I barely managed to knock my sword, locked against Kailas's at an angle, upward.

Kagagak!

Though I blocked all of Kailas's sword strikes, that also meant I hadn't landed a single blow yet.

Kagang...