Big gun

He's nothing but a decoy

Before I knew it, an abrupt gale of wind, blasted towards my face. Astonished, I hurriedly backed away yet still, the impact from the demon skin's punch still resulted in a red streak forming across my face.

This dealt me with searing pain. But with a few swift maneuvers, I managed to quickly create some distance between me and my assailant.

Yet, at the same time, I could only grit my teeth in anxiousness as I continued to fend with the attacks.

Thankfully, I was able to react in the nick of time. Otherwise, there was no telling whether I would be able to dodge that attack or not.

I could already tell at a glance that if that one punch happened to land on me, I would be disoriented for a minute, if not totally disabled.

However, what I could not for the life of me understand was why I was not able to detect the hostile presence that was surrounding us at the moment?