The leader's saber came down in a powerful overhead chop. Robert's body twisted like a corkscrew, both swords rising to guide the saber's path past his shoulder while his rotation brought his right sword around toward the assassin's exposed flank. The leader barely managed to pull back, his outer robe sliced open.
But the woman was already in motion. Her twin daggers came at Robert from behind in a lethal cross-pattern, their poisoned edges dripping with venom that hissed as it hit the forest floor. Robert's enhanced senses detected the attack just in time.
His Shadow Step carried him sideways in a blur, but the woman had anticipated his movement. Her left dagger shifted trajectory mid-strike, forcing Robert to bring up his left sword in a desperate parry. The impact sent vibrations up his arm as poison splattered across his blade.
"Toxic Fang Technique!" She snapped, pressing her assault with a series of rapid thrusts aimed at his vital points.
