Easy to say, but Sardi was feeling exhausted. If that blast hadn't been so huge, he would have tried to use his regular shield. He panicked though, and now he was feeling the effects.
He could see the wind currents now, and the centre of the effect was only 10 or 12 metres away. The outlines of the 5 assassins were clear in the sparse smoke. So was the magic they were weaving.
'Damn,' Sardi thought. He needed to bring them close to him, instead of blasting him from far away. It would give Shinra a chance to get closer too.
"There you cowards are. Finally coming out of the smoke to fight? Then come on. Are you afraid to fight one on one? Then I'll take you all at once!" Sardi yelled. He took a ready stance and raised his light rapier. He hoped they were confident and angry enough to just charge over.
The five assassins looked wary. 'Shit, the
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