The pattern repeated several more times.
Ren tried to approach, using increasingly elaborate tactics to get close to the lion or Klein. But on each occasion, just when he seemed about to connect a decisive blow, Klein withdrew his beast and re-invoked it to return Ren almost to his starting point.
Ren had taken advantage of each opportunity to get closer to Klein, but the invocation was very fast and came right after his attacks... Because of this, he had only advanced a few meters toward Klein.
From the stands, Min couldn't contain his frustration. "That's cheating!" he exclaimed, though no one except Taro and Liu seemed to pay him any attention.
"Technically it's within the rules," replied Liu, although he also frowned at the tactic. "But it definitely feels very unfair if someone does that repeatedly against you."
"If Ren keeps attacking the lion, he'll run out of energy before reaching Klein," observed Min, biting his lip with concern.
