Surrounded

'What the hell is wrong with that guy?!' Michael shouted inwardly as he blocked another attack from Nial.

He tried to evade the attacks but Michael noticed that his body stiffened again the moment Nial said "Freeze" the second time.

The feeling was weird, yet, Michael got a rough understanding of the ability Nial used. 

However, he was surprised when Nial said "Freeze" the third time but nothing happened. Nial didn't activate the skill even though he uttered the command. This was totally unexpected because Michael had already changed his stance the moment the word left his mouth.

He had entered a defense stance with close to zero openings. Nial, however, expertly used the few openings and thrust the spear straight at them.