However, no sooner had he dispatched the Evil God Player Knight than a Poisoned Longsword lunged from the darkness. Another Evil God Player—a Swordsman—used the garage's shadows for cover, unleashing a Shadow Stab aimed directly at the Holy Empire Envoy's waist.
Holy Empire Envoy 18 had already shrouded his body in Holy Power. The instant he sensed the approaching blade, he dropped low and swept his Beheading Sword backward in a backhand arc.
The force of the Holy Blade Counter-Attack carried a biting, holy might. The Evil God Player Swordsman felt an immense impact as his high-quality Longsword was knocked from his grasp. The very wind from the blade tore across his chest, leaving a gash so deep his bone was visible. At the wound's edge, the Holy Power immediately began its slow work of Purification.
At this, Holy Empire Envoy 18 sheathed his sword, and the glow of the Sacred Pattern on it gradually faded.
