Blood clogged the vox amplifier, its buzzing mingling with the tremulous whistle of breath passing over droplets of blood.
Larraman's Organ immediately went to work. "Blood platelets" began repairing the damaged organs, while Kazhaniv's movements remained exceptionally agile.
The round shield pressed against his chest, but it was not particularly large compared with his custom Adamantium Armor. His arms still had plenty of room to move.
Mad Wolf stayed calm, rapidly assembling an assessment through his parallel trains of thought. The Minotaurs Chapter Master was slightly bent forward, his shield arm raised above his body, preventing Kazhaniv's Lightning Power Claws from reaching the head protected by his heavy pauldrons in any follow-up counterattack.
The Black Spear was held low, concealed at his waist. His body leaned sideways, with his spear side lower, ready to thrust upward into Mad Wolf's waist at any moment.
Having analyzed the situation, Kazhaniv acted on a thought. His Adamantium Armor's Magnetic Boots instantly locked onto the floor, and both claws struck. One pressed downward, blocking the Black Spear's attack route, while the other attacked from below and to the side, using the curve of the Lightning Power Claw to strike his opponent's shield arm.
In an instant, Kazhaniv assumed a posture like a man cradling a boulder. The Minotaurs Chapter Master's attack was checked. He remained poised like a charging bull, yet could not push the enemy before him back an inch.
The Minotaurs Chapter Master was huge. He was half bent in his charging stance, while Kazhaniv stood nearly upright, yet they were almost the same height.
Summoning Tiger blocked the Black Spear's attack, while Piao Yao scraped against the Akonak Pattern upper-arm armor. Lightning flooded into the reinforced outer ceramite, rapidly raising its temperature.
The sound coming through the mask misled the Minotaurs