Contrary to everyone's expectations, neither of the two exploded into a charge, despite the fiery exchange of words prior.
They both inched closer to their opponents, carefully gauging the distance.
This was a default thing to do for Daru.
At the end of the day, in Neo-Earth, the difference in physical attributes couldn't be too overwhelming.
He can't simply slash his sword and send his opponent staggering backward.
Here, swordsmanship mattered far more, especially since his opponent was more or less equal in physique to him, only less than a foot shorter.
Bao, too, was looking for an opening.
While he was confident in destroying the fraudster, he couldn't deny that the guy was quite skilled in keeping his opponents at bay using the range of his tachi.
Daru was also good at defensive techniques.
Bao knew he needed to lure a strike out of his opponent and dodge or parry it before he could close the gap.
