The metal-braided whip struck at Alex, and Alex fought back with his sword. He moved aside to dodge the next attack and dashed forward.
He continued advancing toward Jianyu, who had now decided to stay at one place and fight. The closer he got, the harder it became to continue forward, but Alex did.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Alex stopped each attack, fighting back against the flurry of whip attacks, stepping forward with each stop. As he continued doing so, he fell into the thought that the only thing he could do was continue this until he reached Jianyu.
But as it became harder to continue on, Alex finally realized that he didn't just have to take on the attacks.
He jumped back instantly, just outside of the range of the whips.
Jianyu finally stopped. He was a little haggard from all the battle, but he was still ready to go for more. As he wondered why Alex had stepped back, Alex stabbed the sword before him with a grin.