(Happy New Year everyone, first update of the year. ps, double update today)
A dark figure crashed heavily onto the ground, letting out a dull thud, which stirred countless dried leaves into a flower-dispersing whirlwind in the sky. At the same time, as Dora jumped away from the dark figure, Catherine's shield had already been half-covered in front of her as she advanced to one side of the shadow and slashed her sword onto it.
With a "bang" sound, like the dull sound of a bowstring breaking, the one-handed sword in Catherine's hand was directly bounced off by the dark figure causing a powerful backlash that made her step back three or four steps before she could stand firmly again. The dried leaves drifted down again, and people could now see the original appearance of the dark figure.