He kicked the giant squarely in the chest, sending him stumbling backward.
The driver lunged forward, slashing the hooked blade at Lancet's exposed side. Lancet caught his wrist, and for a tense moment, they struggled for leverage.
Then the Slime Tamer opened his free hand. The massive blue palm stretched across the gap and slapped Lancet brutally across the face, snapping his head sideways.
Taking advantage of the distraction, the driver ripped his wrist free. Lancet barely got his arm up before the hooked blade cut viciously across it.
The green symbols flared with toxic magic, effortlessly cracking his defensive Grace. The blade sliced through his sleeve, leaving a thin, burning line of blood beneath the fabric.
Lancet stepped back to regroup, but the Slime Tamer gave him no quarter. Two more tentacles shot forward. Lancet jumped over the first, but the second changed direction mid-air, wrapping securely around his thigh to drag him forward once again.
