But Matt was faster. He sidestepped the attack and darted in, teleporting through the vampire’s defenses and landing a [Fist Blast]-empowered right hook on its chest. He wasn’t able to focus enough to grow any spikes over his knuckles in time, but he still managed to knock the monster off-balance. He was very glad he’d picked up the skill, but he was constantly fighting the cooldown to actually use it. With no blood around, its healing factor was no better than normal, and Matt could do what he did best. Trade blows with someone. Even as he was forced to treat the longsword as an unblockable threat, he had more than enough mana running through his buffing skills and teleportation ring to dodge every last strike. Ducking under a s***h, teleporting eight inches t

