While the shield woman blocked one of the blades, the crossbowman took the opportunity to shoot another bolt at Matt, but he was already moving.
For a brief second, he flared all his channeled self-buffs, giving him physical cultivation comparable to a Tier 14.
He was much faster than the man expected, placing the man’s teammate between Matt and the crossbow, and denying him a clear shot.
As Matt drove his blade through the woman’s less armored armpit, he raised his other hand and cast [Fireball] right past her head at the crossbowman.
Even as his teammate was impaled, the crossbow man dodged Matt’s magical projectile and sent his own in return.
Matt knew that the man wanted to quickly finish him off so his teammate could be helped and possibly saved, but he didn’t hesitate in casting
