Chapter 34: Emptiness
Sun-young had barely been able to react in time. If she hadn't raised her sword, that attack would have sliced her left arm off clean.
Blood dripped from her shoulder. She ached to touch it—to keep the blood in. She couldn't. From her eyes to her ears, her existence was focused on the empty slash that traversed the world and struck her. On the man that managed to injure her with powers that defied understanding.
Ronin raised his blade high in the air and—
'Move!'
Run and roll. That was her only option.
A near invisible slash of energy crashed at the spot she previously stood at. A knee supporting her, Sun-young stabbed her sword into the ground and threw her head up. Her eyes widened.
'In quick succession?'
Already, Ronin's arms were raised and ready for another slash. The katana came down and—
Slash!
The sound as well as the destruction returned. It was a small, concentrated attack and Sun-young barely managed to avoid it.
An opportunity arose from the focus on Sun-young. Spearheading an attack towards his exposed upper side, the axeman fully took advantage of a running start for a swing that would cleave down an oak tree.