Chapter 655: [Split Beast]
I’ve closed the distance to Miia. Even though she's is in her thanatos form now, it doesn’t change the fact that we outnumber her.
As long as I have treant and Aro helping me, it’s possible for us to press the attack. The crucial aspect is not letting her get away once we damage her. If she uses [Eclipse] again in order to buy time to recover, Aro and treant will definitely become exhausted. Once that happens, we’ll have no chance of winning.
“My sword isn't as skilled now? Well you’re not wrong. I knew that weakness, but can you handle this, I wonder?”
Miia twists her human torso, swinging her sword as though dancing. The speed and power of her [Shockwaves] increase. She’s throwing away any thought of precise swordsmanship, and is using her power as a thanatos to the greatest extent.
Blocking is impossible. If I try to absorb it with my arm it’ll pierce right through, and if I block with my sword it’ll be knocked away. However, she’s no longer reading my movements to block off my escape, so it’s possible for me to dodge.
I flit around in each direction, focused entirely on evasion. I frantically watch Miia’s movements, predicting the trajectories of each [Shockwave].
It feels similar to when I was dodging Lilixira’s [Aparajita] chakrams. Miia’s attacks are far faster than Lilixira's, but it’s precisely because I fought Lilixira that I’m just barely able to handle Miia’s attacks.
I can’t let them hit me…! Aro managed to bail me out, but it won’t work again. A single mistake means death. If I’m not able to perfectly dodge every single attack that can be dodged, there’s no way someone like me can reach the level of Miia.
『Brute force won’t work any more!』