'A ray or a projectile?'
The opponent's gesture made Apprentice Paul's hair stand on end. The young man from Jasikone indeed had excellent combat instincts. He did his utmost to adjust his posture, holding his breath and twisting his body with every muscle he could muster.
Paul predicted Rorschach's next attack would be a projectile or a ray, so he dodged its imagined trajectory.
Unfortunately, he guessed wrong. Rorschach was a little surprised by Paul's evasive maneuver. Even as he ducked low, the apprentice's forward momentum for his thrust didn't decrease. This, however, didn't affect Rorschach's Magic. He had no intention of running the good lad through with a Molten Beam. Instead, he planned to use his long-unseen "Qilin Arm."
Back when he was still in Andorrella, he could pull down the "Flying Man." With Rorschach's current Casting level, the Qilin Arm combined with the Grasping Palm didn't require his full power; he could swat Paul to the ground like a mosquito.
