Bab 77: Victory [III]

I threw a few more arrows at her, but she kept running, dodging them somehow, until finally, she closed the distance and swung her sword toward my neck.

I called upon «Battle Reflex», and the Card's effect washed over me in an instant. I was out of the path of her blade long before it could reach me.

⟨Battle Reflex — Boosts reaction speed for 5 minutes, aiding in parries, dodges, or counters.⟩

Time seemed to slow just enough for me to read her next movement as her blade shifted toward my left shoulder.

I sidestepped to narrowly avoid being cut down and fired a «Piercing Bolt» at her exposed side.

The glowing beam of energy shot forward, but Thalia twisted her torso in an unnatural motion, letting the bolt graze past her armor and fizzle out against the cavern wall.

So she wasn't just fast.

She was reading my every move.

No matter.