CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
The sound of wood colliding with wood echoed through the chamber like rapid-fire gunshots.
Viktor pressed forward, his practice sword a blur as he chained strikes—horizontal slash flowing into vertical chop, transitioning seamlessly into a diagonal cut aimed at the knight's exposed side.
The wooden knight parried each attack with mechanical precision.
But Viktor wasn't done.
He activated Shadow Walk mid-strike, his body dissolving into the floor shadow, reappearing behind the knight in an instant. His blade swept toward the back of its knee joint—
The knight spun. Impossibly fast.
THUNK!
It blocked the strike with its gauntleted forearm, then immediately countered with a thrust aimed at Viktor's throat.
Viktor's Ultra Instinct screamed. His body twisted left, the wooden blade passing millimeters from his neck.
He retaliated with Speed Acceleration, his form blurring as he closed the gap, driving his shoulder into the knight's chest plate.
WHAM!
