Chris exhaled softly, his breath visible like white mist in the cold air. His injuries were closing at a rapid rate. He stared ahead as three guardians dashed toward him.
*Let's rumble.*
He exploded forward like a sonic wave. They met head-on. The first guardian clashed with Chris above the ground, causing the earth below to shatter outward. Blade met axe. They moved like lightning.
Chris evaded an upward s***h at the very last moment.
“SHEPE!”
The guardian paused momentarily. In that instant, Chris swung his katana and severed the warrior into four clean halves, slicing through its core as well.
Before he could even breathe, a dragon-like guardian burst out from beneath the tiles, claws aimed directly at his thighs. Chris spun at the last second. The attack tore open his back instea
