Shing!
The man who had raised his voice earlier unsheathed his sword, eyeing Cristian and Nebula warily, his attention particularly focused on the fox.
"What kind of beast is that?" Another man inquired, gripping his battle axe as others also rose to their feet. Ignoring any potential reasons for Nebula's lack of aggression, they surged forward.
Despite Nebula's snarl and the sinking of her claws into the ground, she refrained from attacking, having sensed Cristian's imminent intervention through their telepathic link.
Reacting swiftly, Cristian struck the first man's face with a punch, following up with a knee strike that sent him tumbling.
Shoving the fallen man aside, he executed a powerful roundhouse kick that propelled the second man toward a nearby tree.
