Everyone believed the outcome of Manros's attempt would be that Manros's head exploded.
As shock and a surge of other negative emotions washed over Lu Jin, he charged at the Disciple.
The Disciple raised its hand again, stretching the distance between itself and Lu Jin. But even though the trick worked once more, Lu Jin still crossed the extended distance and appeared before it as if teleporting.
The Warhammer came down.
The green psychic barrier shattered at once, proving that the Disciple had tried and failed to block Lu Jin's blow.
The slender Ork could only make sure Lu Jin struck its shoulder instead of its head before teleporting away.
When the Disciple reappeared two hundred meters away, everyone saw that its shoulder and the right half of its body had been shattered.
But under the influence of the Sisters of Silence, plant-like "tendrils" sprouted from the Disciple's body, and its wounds quickly healed.
Two long swords coalesced in the Disciple's hands.
Kai charged in, wielding the Caliban Warblade as he clashed with the Disciple. The two exchanged more than twenty sword strikes in two seconds, sparks flying.
But after Lu Jin rushed in and cleaved the Disciple's upper body in two with a single stroke, Kai still failed to gain the upper hand.
The Ork was split in two, but then flesh grew from its wounds, and two Disciples emerged.
The new Disciple formed a spear and shield. Its expression was different from that of the previous one, which confirmed to Lu Jin that they weren't the same Disciple.
The Sisters of Silence and the others surrounded the Disciple wielding twin swords, while Lu Jin fought the one armed with a spear and shield.
In the instant they clashed, the shield was cleaved apart, and the new Disciple was