That's Way Too Brutal

Just as Tachi Bro was about to charge out, he failed to notice a shadow dropping from the sky on the other side and whipping straight toward him.

"Jianxi Flash." This was a level 1 Silver Surge Style technique. Similar to Bald Head's ability, it let the user use the "dance" skill to oppose an opponent's attack roll when they attacked. If the user won the contest, they could dodge the attack and move about a meter.

But... Tachi Bro instinctively swung the Nodachi in his hands, his body flowing like water as he tried to deflect the shadow to one side.

What no one expected was that the incoming shadow flicked slightly and hooked around Tachi Bro's still-sheathed Nodachi.

Then... with a single tug, it yanked the Nodachi and its sheath right out of his hands. Tachi Bro tried to grab it again.

...He failed.

And that wasn't all. In the same instant, the shadow hooked around his Nodachi and swung it up. A heavy object slammed into his face, and the blow sent him crashing into a pillar.

The force was so immense that it broke the pillar. And then... the broken pillar came crashing down on top of Tachi Bro...

Tachi Bro was down...

"Uh..." The young lady stared at Tachi Bro, who had seemed so cool moments ago but now lay collapsed to the side, mouth agape and eyes shut. She clearly hadn't processed what had happened.

At least she and the bishop had seen it happen.

The so-called shadow was something like a tentacle, wrapped in thick armor. The strangest part was that the tentacle also held a flail.

The tentacle had used the chain of the flail to hook Tachi Bro's Nodachi, then struck him in the face with the flail's iron head... Maybe