With deep and hollow sounds, the bell tolled continuously. Once the myriad was done with the bell, he moved and got out of the area where the bell was. His eyes widened, and his anxiety spiked, as a few meters from him a ghoul suddenly emerged. He was frozen in place as fear and uncertainty gripped him.
However, despite everything else, he steeled himself and snapped into attention within a split second. He scoured his mind for moves and arrived at a single conclusion. The ghoul was already too close, and any large movements would result in a high margin of error and carry risk.
Without any hesitation, he moved his right foot to the side, followed by the other foot. He slightly raised his sword and twisted his wrist and angled the blade slightly toward the back. He pulled his arm and, just in the nick of time, the ghoul was within closing distance of him.
