Blood spurted from my mouth as my head was whipped backward and I staggered, my vision exploding from the pain.
While I toppled over, the whip tightened around my dragon sword, which I still refused to let go of. With a jerk of his hand, Sha Chen yanked his whip back, the flexible weapon making a beautiful arc in the air as it withdrew. Thanks to that, I was still being pinned down as long as I refused to abandon my precious weapon.
Recognizing that, the Dark Sage's lips curled into a sneer. With his other hand, he lashed out with his other whip. While I was still in the midst of falling over, the second whip snaked out viciously, almost like a striking serpent that wanted to tear into my skin and drink my blood.
For a moment, it seemed that I had lost consciousness. I was falling over, my head still blank and my vision still blurred from the earlier shock. However, right before the whip reached me, my eyes opened slightly behind my glasses, almost gleaming.
Ka-boom!
