Like before, he focused his full attention, his mind working in a split second. Just before the slash could cut his neck, he tilted his head slightly. When time resumed its normal flow, the slash missed him, but he still sensed danger from above.
Reacting instantly, he used spatial lock to hold the incoming attack above him, but at the same time, he felt another threat from his right side.
Suddenly, a figure emerged from the shadows between the trees, slashing a sword toward his legs.
From behind him, something moving at incredible speed was already dangerously close—a shadowy figure attempting to stab him from behind. All of this unfolded within the split second after he had slowed time.
At that moment, he was under attack from above, the left, the right, and behind. His feet were also bound by chains, which he suspected to be an artifact.
