Bab 654: Serpent Maga's bane

Since Michael threw the sword to cut the trap wire, he didn't have a weapon in his hand. But no weapon, no problem for Michael.  The vampire dashed at Michael with speed beyond any mortal's limits. Michael sensed no arch energy around Puma's body. It seemed like only the talisman was using arch energy somehow to teleport. Other than the talisman, Puma had nothing that capitalized on the arch energy. Instead, Puma used pure skill honed by years of training to fight Michael. Puma closed the gap between them in a blink of an eye. He swung the dagger left and right with deadly precision. Although his movements weren't fancy or had much technique, they were deadly and moreover, fast. A single misstep and the dagger would cut Michael's neck. 

Ding!