Chapter 676: Before It Can Recover
Leon spent the next few minutes avoiding a fight he had been trying very hard to win.
He gave ground along the wall, turned the blade with cheap angled defenses, and refused the openings that required another close exchange. The construct followed without tiring.
His chest settled as the repair completed. The relief was immediate, but the effort left him lightheaded for a step.
He could not keep paying that cost.
The fifth node was the problem. Reaching the shoulders forced him beneath the weapon, and reaching the skull afterward meant climbing past a defense that was already recovering.
Leon watched the construct turn its head to track a spatial probe.
Then I need it looking the wrong way before I get there.
He tried approaching the skull first. The construct rotated its body to keep the blade between them, exposing the lower back for a moment.
Leon took the opening with a small strike and withdrew.
