All of them came at me at once, closing in from every direction while I was still holding Ayuru securely in my arms.
The situation should have been overwhelming. Anyone else would have struggled just to keep track of that many opponents moving at the same time. Yet for some reason, I didn't feel pressured at all. Instead, something strange was happening inside me. It felt like my body was already reacting before anything even happened. Even before they fully committed to their attacks, before their muscles tensed or their feet pushed off the ground, I could already tell what they were about to do.
It was like they were still preparing, still in that split second before action, and somehow, I could already sense it.
My senses had sharpened to an absurd degree.
That had to be because of Ayuru.
