Back at the main engagement, Seraphina pressed her assault with relentless intensity. Her sword came at Liam in a rapid series of strikes—high slash toward his head, low sweep toward his legs, thrust toward his chest. Each attack flowed into the next with minimal transition time.
Liam defended with precise economy of movement, his blade intercepting each strike with just enough force to deflect rather than meet them head-on. He gave ground slowly, step by step, maintaining his defensive position while conserving essence.
"William, pressure from the right!" Liam called out while deflecting another of Seraphina's strikes.
William disengaged from helping block Seraphina and shifted right, where Devon was trying to work around their defensive line. He attacked with fire-enhanced strikes, forcing Devon to bring his sword up to defend.
