"Willow Leaf Blades?!"
The hooked-nose assassin's eyes widened in shock as he skidded to a stop, fingertips brushing past leaves that barely missed Tobias's face.
His gaze turned glacial as he spat at Ryan, "Impressive. I can't even pull off that blade technique myself. But don't get cocky—that's all you've got!"
"You will NOT disrespect the General!" Tobias bellowed after nodding to Ryan, charging forward with renewed fury.
Already irritated by his earlier miss, the assassin sneered at Tobias's approach: "I told you—you're outclassed! Since you're begging for it..." He lunged forward mid-sentence.
Tobias threw another telegraphed punch—this time putting his entire weight behind it.
With a contemptuous smirk, the assassin pivoted at the last second, his arms sliding along Tobias's as
