Mizuchi moved.
Vanished.
Reappeared left.
WHAM!
Armor rang like a bell.
WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!
Continuous.
No pause.
The serpent blurred.
Lightning trail.
Water spiral.
Everywhere at once.
Pie's eyes darted.
Left.
Right.
Up.
Down.
"Gulu?"
Dizzy.
Can't track.
Too fast!
Alex's thought pulsed.
Vines.
Green tendrils shot out.
Whipping around.
Trying to catch.
Mizuchi weaved through.
Too quick.
Didn't even slow.
Dash.
Pie compressed.
Launched forward.
BOOM.
But hit nothing.
Mizuchi has already moved behind him.
WHAM!
Struck his back.
Pie stumbled.
The serpent circled.
Faster.
Faster.
Speed increasing.
Each hit harder.
WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!
Water exploded with each impact.
Lightning cracked.
Thunder echoed.
Pie swayed.
Rocking.
Can't stabilize.
Arms flailing.
"Gulu... gulu..."
Helpless.
No counter.
No defense working.
Just getting battered.
The crowd watched.
"There it is."
"Caelum's real power."
"Ninety percent."
"Unstoppable."
