"The armor-piercing rounds fired by the drone were immensely powerful and the attack was from very close range. With Tripiṭaka's current condition, it was impossible for him to dodge in time. He seemed doomed to be struck by the naval cannon's shells and to fall back into the cave below.
Seeing no way to evade the aircraft cannon shells, Tripiṭaka finally unleashed his strongest defense ability. With one hand on the rock wall and the other forming a prayer gesture, he chanted a Buddhist mantra, 'Amitabha!'