Rosad was trapped in a state of stagnation and unable to defend himself. This punch would be enough to shatter the Spiritual Fire around him, then blow his head apart.
But just as the fist was about to fall, the medal on his chest suddenly flashed. A sharp pain abruptly stabbed through Cawington's mind, slowing his movement by a beat.
At the same moment the flash lit up, Rosad broke free of the mental suppression. Instead of retreating, he drew in a deep breath, his body suddenly swelling outward by a full circle. He jerked his head up and opened his mouth wide. In a flash of light, a powerful Spiritual Impact erupted from his mouth!
Because of that flash and the close distance between them, Cawington had no time to evade. He took the impact head-on, his entire body swallowed by the light.
Using the exhalation of the Spiritual Impact, Rosad retreated violently, shooting dozens of meters away. Once the Mutated Tissue recovered somewhat from its sluggishness, he leaped backward again.
The medal forged from a Lost Object could protect him for only a few seconds at most. He had to quickly leave the range of his opponent's mental suppression.
As for how to fight afterward, Cawington now had a replenishment of mental power. Even if Rosad had a chance to cripple him again, he could rapidly recover. Continuing a frontal battle would be extremely unwise. The only option was...
As his thoughts raced, he suddenly sensed something wrong. Looking down, he saw an abnormally slender arm shoot out from the light that had yet to fade across from him. It flashed forward and seized his ankle.
The arm was thin yet tough. The instant it grabbed him, he knew he could not break free.
He knew that if