"Blargh-"
The moment Garou landed, he spat out a mouthful of blood. That blow had clearly injured him badly!
Yet in the next instant, he endured the agonizing pain from the impact to his internal organs and pushed hard against the ground with one hand.
Moving with extraordinary agility on both hands and feet, he launched himself forward and tore off in the opposite direction from Josen!
Had this been the world of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, he would definitely have gotten a close-up, with two striking Araki lines added to his cold, devilishly handsome face, grinning like Lord Dio fresh out of his coffin on the seabed after getting a taste of some little breads-
"Nigerundayo... JoJo, this is my escape route!"
Josen simply watched as Garou bolted like a wild horse off its reins, disappearing into the depths of the forest in a few bounds.
Honestly, even he really hadn't seen that move coming.
"Uh, I got careless. I didn't use 'Mantra.'"
Under normal circumstances, "Mantra" wouldn't actively invade other people's brains or thoughts. Besides, as far as Josen could tell, Garou had clearly been ready to fight him to the death just now.
That moment of carelessness had let the brat pull one over on him.
But Garou, oh Garou, you're still too young...
Josen sneered and spread out his "Mantra," easily locking onto his location. Then he saw...
Huh? This kid's going to jump off a cliff!
He's ruthless!
Watching Garou sprint toward a nearby cliff and leap off without hesitation, Josen's "Mantra" view plunged straight down. He could even see the vines and branches growing at uneven intervals like steps along the jutting rock face.
"So this is your real escape route, Garou!"
Josen had reason to suspect that this fellow had long been planning to