Shye was by no means unaware of such tactics.
However, it was also inevitable that he would have to momentarily shift his attention to the black goo to assess its trajectory and dodge it, but with someone of Shye's caliber doing it, the inattention window was only a few milliseconds.
Yet, Maia perfectly captured the small opening.
By the time Shye returned his gaze to his little sister, who was supposed to be falling in front of him, Maia was already gone.
He then sensed danger to his left; a wooden dagger was fast approaching his neck as Maia spun to increase her attack's speed.
Unfortunately, despite the masterful use of her clone, her attack was still blocked by Shye's other greatsword, which he had purposely left unused for this very moment.
