Half a Step

“Kereuk! Human, die!”

The lizardman let out a roar and charged at me. Its crudely fashioned spearpoint came flying at me with deadly force.

“Ugh.”

What was the best way to deal with an enemy charging straight at you?

1. Dodge the attack. 2. Defend.

Of course, there was no right answer to this question. The right answer depended on which method you were most used to.

So the method I was most used to was number two: defend against the attack.

I immediately started to cast a defensive spell, but……

-Hah!

No sooner had I made up my mind than Cheon Yuran shouted at me. The flow of mana I’d painstakingly gathered abruptly broke off, and my attempt to cast a defensive spell failed spectacularly...