Belzebub turned around with terrifying speed. His living chitin armor creaked under the effort. He struck toward Klein with an arm reinforced by thousands of compressed insects. The blow landed. Klein blocked with his katana, but the force sent him flying back several meters. His boots dug two furrows into the vitrified ground.
Klein recovered immediately. He felt the painful vibration travel up his arms. Without waiting, he activated his < Dash > again and returned to the attack. His blade traced a blue arc in the air, releasing a wider cutting wave. Belzebub raised his left arm to parry. The impact tore away part of the fly armor which exploded into a black rain. Fine cracks appeared on the demon's shoulder, just under the corrupted skin.
