Sylas' eyes barely had time to read the notification before the situation changed.
Astrid and Malachi suddenly vanished, the two of them appearing far ahead, and just enough for Sylas to tell that the rippling black waters had actually been moving them forward the entire time.
At the same time, the number of blades shooting toward him tripled, their speed not slowing down in the slightest, but actually continuing to accelerate in real time right before his eyes.
The change was abrupt and devastating.
In just the first volley, he managed to block the first two, only for the third to rip a large chunk out of his Gene Talent Rune. The blade tore past, looking to pierce into his body. But luckily, the Rune seemed to have slowed it down enough that it only pierced an inch or so into his shoulder, an injury he could easily shrug off.
He was only just regaining his bearings from this when the next volley was already upon him.
