Chapter 181 Feeling
"Shit!" Rory felt something approaching his chest and immediately shifted his mana to his legs to try and deflect the repeated attack on his heart.
As he felt his heart pounding harder and his pupils constricting, he felt adrenaline rushing through his body, and in a split second, he thought of many possibilities.
'If I jump backward, the blade will hit my lower abdomen, and I'll be seriously injured... But if I jump to the right, I risk not getting far enough away and having my arm pierced.' n(/0velb1n
A human's arm had four points that, if hit, one could bleed to death!
As a diligent student who had learned about the more than 30 points where one could easily kill another with small cuts, Rory knew that damage to his left arm could be fatal.
On the other hand, damage to his right lung had less chance of complications for him!
'I'm going to jump to the left side. I'll suffer damage to my right lung, but the chances of serious complications will be small.'
He was thinking all this as he moved, and the blade launched to kill him came at him in a straight line.
One might wonder how Rory could think all this in less than three seconds. But this was not a unique ability of this young redhead nor of any other magician in the world.
Contrary to what one might think, in a stressful and life-threatening situation, one would think many things at once, and more importantly, one wouldn't think of words to form a sentence. What happened was that people in Rory's situation felt what could be simplified by a simple, direct thought.
But it was more a feeling than a thought!
By considering all the variables he could think of with his high understanding of his own body and his technical knowledge, Rory jumped to the left and managed to dodge the blow that would potentially kill him!
"Cough!"
Still, Rory felt the blade pass through his right chest, enter his body near his right nipple, and exit through his back.
Rory could have increased the properties of his skin and organs to withstand this attack. However, knowing it would be better for the blade to pass through him at a non-vital point, he left the way clear for the blade and used his mana to protect his vital organs and major arteries.
Even so, he felt a sharp pain in his chest as he fell backward and coughed up blood.
It was daylight, so as soon as Rory fell to the ground, bleeding from his back, chest, and mouth, several people in the area, mostly from the Mazzanti family, realized the attack that had just taken place.
"Shit!"
"Raise your guard!"
"Stay alert! Enemies nearby!"
Several of the men on Vicente's property stood up and pointed their guns in that direction while others ran to Rory's aid.
Amidst all this, a man on a nearby rooftop saw this, and an ugly expression formed on his face.
"Tsk!" He jumped up from where he was and saw his target lying on the ground, bleeding. 'That wretch managed to survive an attack from me?' The level 3 Acolyte thought to himself, determined to finish off his vulnerable target on the ground.
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