The Zombie Stone Demon's punches weren't heavy enough to make Toz falter, but if he kept taking them head-on, his arms would quickly tire. But he remembered soon after he started dodging that the Stone Demon didn't only attack with its fists. It also knew how to use gravel and the stone around it in its attacks.
The Stone Demon's attacks seemed a little less refined after transforming into a zombie, and the bursts of gravel that accompanied each of the demon's fists didn't even scratch Toz. But they did make it more difficult for him to fight back, though only marginally.
After dodging both the fist and the ensuing hail of stones, Toz straightened his arm, his sword an extension of his body. With the length of his arm and the sword, Toz had no trouble reaching the demon, even after dodging its attacks.
