For a moment, it seemed like the world had stopped.
I stared at the slow, incoming blade, and to my surprise, my eyes moved on their own as they began scanning the angle of her sword, her stance, and even the way her muscles moved through her tight black shirt.
Within the blink of an eye, I realized that this downward slash was actually a fake, and the real attack was a direct thrust straight through my neck.
The moment that realization came, time returned to normal.
And so, right as her downward slash was about to land, I took a quick step to the side.
As if on cue, the woman switched her attack to a thrust and sent it past me at the open valley.
However...
RUMBLE!
CRAAAACK!
The ground burst open as a small ravine formed ahead, continuing on for several hundred meters before finally stopping.
I did not have much time to admire her attack, as another soon came, and it was just as powerful.
For some reason, I thought time would slow down again, but it did not.
