A wicked breeze came from behind his head, aimed straight at a vital point.
"A textbook backstab," commented an expert in the art of backstabbing.
The strike was decisive and targeted a critical area, qualifying as a competent backstab. However...
A competent backstab is no different from a mediocre one. Without achieving one of two extremes with a backstab, you're often unable to strike the target. Either it should be silent and imperceptible, or it should be incredibly swift and fierce, leaving the target no chance to defend.
Another crucial point is never to let the target detect you before the backstab.
Unfortunately, this backstabber failed on all three counts. The fierce steel blade brought a gust of wind as it struck Qing Yu's image, pity that it was just an afterimage.
Wait, a blade?
