(PS: I suffered heatstroke today. Around five or six in the afternoon, I felt so awful I could have died, and my head hurt terribly. I originally didn't plan to write, but after sleeping for a while in an air-conditioned room, the symptoms improved a lot, so I posted anyway. Please give me some monthly votes in recognition of how hard I'm working.)
When Trism saw his younger brother swallowed up by a group of burly men, he immediately panicked. His body blurred, and the vampires surrounding him instantly lost track of him. Before they could react, a cold flash streaked past. Trism appeared behind them, while the vampires left where they stood froze as if someone had pressed pause. Only a few seconds later did a wet splurt ring out.
The heads of those vampires flew into the air!
This was a new move Trism had developed over the past few years, called Instant Slash. The move had been inspired by a special attacking technique from the Far East known as Iaijutsu. The original Iaijutsu could achieve instantaneous movement over a short distance—two to three meters—and deliver a fatal blow.
However, this technique was difficult to master and required charging up before it could be used, so it was not especially popular on the continent. Trism had learned it from Nazel's father, Dulham. The old assassin had traveled to many places in his life. Though he had never built much of an enterprise for himself, his knowledge and experience were truly extraordinary.
In the Far East, Iaijutsu had always been regarded as a special training technique and was rarely used in actual combat. However, it was said that this method of training could hone a person's essence, energy, and spirit, allowing them to reach an entirely new realm. For