"Pfft!" He was suddenly attacked from behind.
Suddenly
(Suddenly)
How was that possible? When this thought had just surfaced in Akihiko Kayaba's mind, his body was sent flying by the attack before he could react.
"Whoosh...!" A figure rushed toward Akihiko Kayaba. He caught sight of it from the corner of his eye, and his expression changed slightly.
The moment he landed, Akihiko Kayaba rolled and quickly raised his shield to protect himself.
"Bang!" Chen Fan's sword collided with Akihiko Kayaba's shield. With a clang, light flared from the sword in Akihiko Kayaba's right hand as he launched an attack at Chen Fan.
Chen Fan's choice stunned everyone. He did not dodge at all. Light shone from his sword as he thrust it straight at Akihiko Kayaba's blade.
"Clang!" The blades met, then slid past each other the instant they collided. Yet neither attack stopped; they continued thrusting toward each other.
"Pfft, pfft!" Their swords pierced along each other's arms and through each other's shoulders. Countless people could hardly believe what they were seeing. This was completely a fight where they traded injury for injury. Fortunately, this was a game. If someone's arm had been pierced in the real world, there was no way that arm could be saved.
Akihiko Kayaba frowned as well. Light flared from the shield in his left hand as he swept it toward Chen Fan. Chen Fan stomped down and retreated, causing Akihiko Kayaba's attack to miss.
Both of their HP had dropped, but Akihiko Kayaba had clearly lost more than Chen Fan. That strike from behind had been quite effective.
"Trading injury for injury? What a bold choice. I can't keep defending blindly either." Light flared from Akihiko Kayaba's sword, and he instantly charged at Chen Fan.
How could Chen Fan fear something like