Kang charged with Demon Sword Blood.

Valan didn't look interested before, but now he did. 

"Hoh."

Burkan, who was watching from the side, saw Blood and looked surprised. 

'I need to hit him at least once!'

Kang Oh gritted his teeth.

Unlike Ubist, Blood was a one-handed sword, which allowed him to attack differently. 

So, for a moment, he thought that if he did everything right, then... he might get a hit in.

But nothing changed. None of his attacks hit. Penetrating Valan's defenses was impossible.

'Stay calm.'

Kang Oh stopped attacking.

"Mm, already done?"

"..."

Kang Oh merely looked back at him frigidly. 

"Are you waiting for me to attack?"

"Come."

'Block his attack with Hyper Intuition, and then counterattack right after!'

That was Kang Oh's plan.

"Sure, why not."

Valan approached him step by step. Then, he softly swung his sword.

Though he'd swung so nonchalantly, Kang Oh was just barely able to dodge the blow, even with Hyper Intuition activating. 

He quickly retreated. Kang Oh wasn't confident in his ability to dodge for a second time.

"Mm? Are you really done?"

"...Please give me a second. I need to collect myself," Kang Oh said curtly.

"You have a silver...