"That's just the thing, actually," I said, discreetly calling out Shuang, "when it comes to making things easy on myself, I'm just the same as you." I reached for my bow. "If anything, as a Zodiac Champion I have nine times the incentive you have not to let up on challenging myself."
"Then I'll be sure to pummel you nine times as hard, just as you wish!" He held his shield forward, and its surface seemed to warp with mystic darkness. "Eclipsing Moon's Veil!"
Instantly, I was blind. That much I'd expected given the clues about this technique I'd picked up. What I hadn't expected was for my aura sense to also be rendered useless. I'm in trouble!
The Hundred Shadow Fists assaulted me, and I was powerless to tell where any attack was coming from. After quite a bit of abuse, they paused. "Just let me know when you've had enough!"
