The dark meteor iron blade descended in a narrow arc, shearing through the air with a dry, sharp hiss that ended in a wet, concussive impact.
Smack!
Caleb’s off-hand palm crashed against the side of Brandt’s left knee, driving the joint inward until the bone buckled with a sharp snap that dropped the assassin straight into the violet sludge. Before the operative could roll to protect his flank, Caleb pivoted on his heel, bringing the heavy iron pommel of his sword down across the opposite patella with the clinical detachment of a stone mason dressing a slab. The second c***k echoed off the rotting cypress trunks, followed by a stifled, ragged gasp through the breathing slits of the iron mask as Brandt collapsed onto his elbows, his legs rendered useless in the mud.
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