Chapter 23: Ch 23 - To Survive (3)
The sword swiftly cut through the air and with a slight rotation, it quickly flew towards Kai—aiming for his head.
Kai, unaware of the upcoming attack, only tried to hurriedly get away from them as soon as possible.
His broken body stumbled with each step as his only remaining foot began to turn numb. Paleness started to take over his skin since, from the start, his wounds had never stopped bleeding.
First, it was his arm and now even his right leg was gone. His body bled uncontrollably, leaving trails of crimson puddles behind as he struggled to move forward with the support of his spear.
Meanwhile, the sword had closed its distance from Kai, its edges merely inches away from his head.
Gradually, as the sword reached the strands of his dark hair, something unprecedented happened.
Just as the sword’s edge was about to pierce through his head, his body seemed to react on its own as he—within an instant—tilted his head toward his right.
The sword flew in its already set trajectory and cut through a few of his hair strands while slightly grazing onto his left cheek, letting blood slowly envelop the wound and drizzle down his already pale skin.
This sudden movement from Kai left Daniel—or what was left of him—shocked as his eyes followed the sword all the way up until it crashed onto the ground.
"System, Time." His voice—calm and stable—softly echoed, attracting the eyes of both Daniel and Damon alike.
Heeding his words, with a flash of dim blue light, another one of the system’s windows materialized right in front of his eyes.
On the window, was a timer that kept increasing alongside every passing second.