Arthur rolled his shoulders slightly and stretched his neck.
"Man…" he muttered.
"That was close."
What they hadn't seen happened in less than a second.
The moment the fists came down, Arthur had expanded his Sovereign's Domain even more.
The invisible field around him compressed instantly.
The space itself tightened.
That alone gave him just enough resistance to survive the initial pressure.
But that wasn't the real trick.
At the same time Arthur's fingers moved.
Intent Weave.
Threads shot out around him like invisible wires and wrapped around the descending fists.
He didn't try to stop them.
He knew that was impossible.
Instead he slowed them.
Even the smallest delay mattered.
The threads dragged against the incoming force and bled away a fraction of the speed.
A fraction of the power.
It lasted less than a heartbeat.
But it created one crucial moment.
And that moment was enough.
Arthur's eyes sharpened.
Vector Deflection.
