He moved his body backwards but because of his heavy armor he couldn't dodge in time but fortunately or unfortunately the arrow didn't penetrate his body that much because of the armor protection but after just a second notification popped up inside Rufus' retina.
[ You have been inflicted by Poison arrow ]
[ -10% movement speed ]
[ -10 Hp per second ]
Rufus felt the hot sensation coming from his wounds to his body which made his movement slower than before.
Meanwhile after retreating a few steps Keiji went to Ralph's direction and went to his back. Ralph was still wary of his surroundings but he didn't notice Keiji's presence with his low perception of the surroundings.
Keiji went and snuck up behind him as he was still golding the arrow in his hand. He cautiously went near Ralph and waited for the right time to come. Then an arrow shot through the dust cloud and went past Ralph which distracted Ralph's wariness.
