Matt would not let his friends take the damage for him.
That was his job. And Matt would do his job.
The multitude of cuts through his body were a testament to that. He had avoided taking any hits that would be lethal, but he had still accumulated an array of wounds.
The boss was an amazing swordsman, and its weapon was enchanted with some form of protective measure, as it always blocked with the blade when it could. The multicolored sword would cleanly absorb any attack with no trouble.
Even intercepting the weapon with their own caused increasing damage to their items, making dodging their only real option.
The boss’ once pristine golden and silver armor was cracked and falling apart when Matt saw what he needed to do. They were just too slow with their attacks, now that the fight h
