*Spot! Clang! Clang!*  

After a fierce clash, Melissa forcefully pushed my sword back, widening the distance between us. She lowered her stance.

*Flash Slash.*

The chill of impending danger ran down my spine, and I immediately activated a backward evasion.

*Whoosh! Boom! Boom! Clang!*

I wanted to take advantage of the delay after her *Flash Slash*, but there was no time to reposition. Melissa’s *Flash Slash* was invisible to the eye. The explosive power unleashed from her firmly planted feet, followed by the forward shot of blue light, was like a bullet—too fast to see and dodge. Her movements …