The katana wielder's final desperate counter came exactly as Zeph predicted.
An overhead slash with everything the man had left—technique, skill, and raw desperation compressed into one strike meant to cleave him in half.
Zeph activated Phantom Step.
[MP: 847 → 747]
The world blinked.
One moment he stood directly in the path of the blade. The next, he materialized three meters to the side, his opponent's katana cutting through empty air where his head had been.
The katana wielder's eyes widened in shock as his momentum carried him forward into a stumble.
Wide open.
Defenseless.
Zeph's axe swung in a brutal horizontal arc.
[Cleaving Momentum - Stack 5: 100% damage bonus]
[Critical Hit - Neck/Spine Area: 462 damage]
The strike connected with devastating force, and the katana wielder's avatar flickered once before dissolving into pixels.
[MATCH CONCLUDED]
[Winner: DIRTYGRANDPA]
[Placement Match 5/10: VICTORY]
[Performance Rating: EXCELLENT]
[Current Streak: 5-0]
