Bilistam really could not begin to understand where his opponent had come from, a warrior who was capable of seemingly unlocking both steps, possessed a similar mastery of Siften Steppe as him, would not do as much as flinch when subjected intense pain, and wouldn't fall even with his spine having received severe damage.
And now, as they clashed whilst Bilistam's manifested soul object, under the form of his second step, Guillotine, soared through the air, carving through the soul-rich air of the plains of dust, something else happened.