Drag out the time as much as possible.
The cooperation between Cass and Diana was nearly perfect. Their mid-fight maneuvers barely had a second discrepancy... a discrepancy that was compensated for by the shield's special effect.
"Move! Shift quickly..."
The two tried to play a guerilla warfare within the relatively open campus scenario. With a pre-drawn moonlight map and the special trait of the moon not moving within 48 hours, they could avoid all the areas illuminated by moonlight.
Just as Cass turned and stepped out of the bedroom-
A realization of impending danger enveloped his entire body.
A rare sense of impending doom that only seasoned warriors possessed warned Cass of the fatal danger that was about to strike.
He forcefully threw his weight backward, halting his forward step.
Schick!
The icy blade of a knife violently penetrated the ground.
It stood vertically where Cass would've landed.