Unlike him, they remained under constant support from Lightning Vector. Their trajectories shifted repeatedly, their angles changed without warning, and their pursuit patterns adapted in real time.
Within seconds, the battlefield became filled with erratic arcs of frost and lightning as the five execution blades relentlessly chased their target.
For the first time since the spar had begun, even Aphryne could feel the pressure beginning to build. Despite the protection offered by Umbral Slipstream: Zero Veil, avoiding five independently controlled execution blades proved significantly more troublesome than avoiding a single husband.
Aphryne successfully dodged once more, yet in the very next moment, her expression turned solemn.
The frost blade that should have flown harmlessly past her suddenly made an instantaneous right-angle turn and lunged directly toward her heart.
She dodged.
