Rias stayed out of the shadows. The uninjured guard broke from cover and angled toward Martin's fallen hammer, so she intercepted him before he could kick it farther down the aisle.
His axe came down, and Rias caught his weapon wrist with her free hand. She turned beneath his arm and drove her shoulder into the back of his elbow. As the joint buckled, she thrust Gloamneedle through the gap beneath his arm, tearing a large chunk from his HP bar.
The guard with the split shoulder armor rushed her from behind.
Rias cut toward Raze's downwind side at the last moment, letting the charging man cross between them. Raze turned without seeing her and swept Gravefang along the trail he smelled. Rias dropped beneath the blade, but the charging guard ran straight into its outer edge and crashed into a bank of copper coils.
Raze barely glanced at the guard. "Get out of my swing, or the next one hits you too."
