Just then, a whoosh of air sounded by his ear.
'So he faked an opening just to lure me in?'
'It's entirely possible. He wasn't huge, but to someone like me at five-foot-seven, he was plenty intimidating. If he raised his arm high enough, he could move his weapon into my blind spot. It wouldn't be hard for him to get the drop on me.'
As the thought crossed his mind, Colin reflexively raised a hand and chanted the spell for Shield.
The short Casting process ended in an instant.
A glass-like barrier spread out from Colin's palm, deflecting the axe blade that had almost struck his back.
The pupils in the Jackal Wolfman's amber eyes contracted sharply.
'That's more like it...' Colin's eyes flickered, instantly locking onto a Light Ball on his foe.
His blade burst into flame. Wielding his Emerald Flame Sword, he sliced through the opponent's Beast Hide Armor as if it were a hot knife through butter. The blade plunged several palms' deep without resistance before stopping.
