Those pincers hit like hammers. I can't take many hits like that.
Bzzt!
Another flame breath forced him to roll sideways, his clothes smoking from the near miss. The creature was maintaining pressure, not giving him time to recover or plan.
I'm losing. It's too fast, too aggressive.
Blood seeped from the pincer wound on his shoulder, each movement sending fresh pain through his muscles. His wind manipulation felt clumsy against such a mobile opponent.
This isn't working. I need a different approach.
During his intense training sessions, both with Master Tanaka and absorbing the wind orb's knowledge, he'd encountered references to advanced techniques.
Aura manipulation, the practice of channelling mana directly into one's body for enhancement.
Mana to strengthen my body. Internal enhancement instead of external projection. I should focus on my strengths, and that was my swordsmanship skill.
As the highest level skill he had, swordsmanship was Noah's strongest card to amplify.
