Alex sighed.
"Can we not? I'm rather busy here. You can consider this your victory if you want to. Take the win."
The woman let out a dry chuckle. She took a step closer, her hands clasped behind her back. "I'm afraid I must insist on a fight. Even if you try to leave, I will just follow you."
Alex realized there was nothing else he could do in that case. He put away the cauldron and brought out his sword. "If you really want a fight, then I'll give you one."
He teleported instantly, arriving behind the woman with his sword already moving toward her neck. He wanted to end the battle in a single strike.
However, at the last moment, the woman ducked her head, letting the sword pass above her. She turned at the same time, her fist coming for his chest.
His Demon Eyes allowed him to see the woman's movement faster than his brain could process, and he employed the Dao of Temporal Swiftness upon himself at the last moment to give himself time to react.
