The lead guard lunged first, driving the iron spear point straight toward my collarbone.
I leaned my upper body back two inches, letting the green-rimmed tip scrape harmlessly past my shoulder plate. The metal squealed against my armor, leaving a shallow groove in the steel. Before the guard could pull the weapon back, I stepped onto the shaft with my lead boot, pinning it against the stone floor.
The second guard thrust from the right, targeting my exposed side.
I twisted my hips, bringing the Stellar Breaker up in a sharp diagonal parry. The force of the impact vibrated through my wrists as blade met spearhead. Sparks flew off the collision, briefly illuminating the dark riverbed. I slid my blade down the length of the shaft, cutting clean through the guard's bronze-armored fingers.
Black fluid spurted from the severed hand as the monster stumbled back.
