Lex didn't say a word. He shifted his weight and burst forward, aiming straight for the weakest point in the circle—the female knife user.
"Don't let him gain speed!" Harry was the first to adjust.
He slid in, his sword cutting a wide arc meant to stop momentum rather than kill.
Lex met it head-on.
CLANG!
The impact cracked the rooftop tiles beneath them.
At the same time—
"Left!" the blue-haired dagger user called out.
"I won't fall for that." Lex turned to the right and deflected the attack, steel scraping against steel with a sharp ring.
"I knew you wouldn't." The dagger user flashed a smile and suddenly moved with explosive speed, maneuvering past Lex and slipping into his blind spot.
"—!"
The blade slipped through his guard, grazing his shoulder before he could fully react.
Lex countered late, using the recoil to jump backward while blocking Harry's consecutive sword slashes. They came so fast that the clashing sounds echoed like automatic fire.
