Hadjar was preparing to charge the beast head on, but he didn’t realize that the falcon hadn’t finished its attack yet.
The bird, squinting at the insect that had injured it, opened its beak, and the fiery tornado turned into a gigantic ribbon. It soared through the air toward Hadjar, who hadn’t expected it at all.
His conditioned body and mind, hardened by thousands of battles, reacted with blinding speed. It was quite difficult to catch Hadjar unawares, and this time was no exception.
The ‘Calm Wind’ stance, which conjured a powerful stream of descending wind, didn’t manage to fully stop the beast’s attack, but it did slow down the fire ribbon, despite it being as wide as a city street. The time it bought him was enough for him to saturate his blade with almost a quarter of his ene
