But... I'd overestimated myself and underestimated him.
A sudden flash before my eyes, and the walking corpse was already standing right in front of me. The knife in his hand stabbed straight toward my stomach—
My left hand swept the Han sword downward, wrist twisting as my body spun with it. At the same time, my right hand brought the blade down at an angle—
Although this series of moves of mine was
very flashy, his speed still far outstripped mine.
Before my katana could come down, he had already pulled back the knife I'd knocked aside. He raised his hand and slashed at me again—
I sucked in a sharp breath, and that familiar way of channeling my energy returned to me. My feet slammed against the ground, and my body twisted into a position no ordinary person could imagine,
then I jerked backward, dodging the knife. In the same instant, my left hand held the Han sword straight out in front of me, while my right hand kept the katana ready to slash.
The walking corpse was incredibly fast. The moment I retreated, he charged forward, but with my Han sword blocking his way, he simply
curved around it and came at me from the left.
My left hand spun the Han sword around quickly. I shifted my feet three times in succession, turning to face the walking corpse, but before I could bring my hands back into position,
his knife was already right in front of me.
"Shh!"
I sucked in a breath, then suddenly leaned back into a bridge-like pose. The blade just barely swept across my chest. That was close...
I planted both hands on the ground and flipped backward. As I got back up, I grabbed the Han sword and, without a second thought,