The baffled look that Jingyi gives her is short, since he is currently fighting, but extremely baffled. "Who says that you would leave me behind? I am not a crazy person. I am guarding you to leave with you."
He kicks another shadow down and off the car. This field of combat was poorly chosen by him. Next time he is going to be much more clever about where they fight and give himself many more advantages. At least he managed to give them one advantage; the talisman lights up the night sky and he cannot bring himself to feel regret for all of the handstand and copying he is going to have to do. He does not have enough hands to keep the shadows from himself and Miu any longer.
Another swipe of his sword and another shockwave of spiritual energy give him a moment to look around and he tries to spot a path of retreat. There are none that both of them can take together. Miu cannot leap far, as far as he knows, and now that he sees the creatures from her perspective, he also realizes why she protested their retreat. If he guards against these things alone, he will fall.
That is not a good plan.
Maybe...if he could lift Miu again, maybe a fire escape to a roof? Though to do that, he would have to go deeper into the shadows where these creatures are coming from. A roof, though, or even just a short running start, and he could put some distance between them and the swarm. There are shorter buildings he could try and jump on top of down the street. He is not so fragile that these things should be able to slow him enough that he cannot reach one of them. A roof would at least give them time for Hanguang-Jun or Zewu-Jun to arrive. He will just have to jump very high and hope he does not fail.
"But we are not going to be able to hold out here," he continues. This is not a despairing statement, but a fact. They need to retreat, and at this point they are going to have to do it together. "Since we cannot both run separately, I will try and carry you and I will jump."
Decision made, he turns and he lobs his sword at Miu. It is a spiritual sword, and it turns midair, controlled by him, to offer itself for Miu to grab and wield. She might not know how to use it, but a sword is better than no sword. He bends, scrambles up the windshield of the car, and reaches for her to pick her up.
Unfortunately, all it truly takes is one unlucky strike for a Heartless to steal a heart.
Jingyi's eyes widen and lock onto Miu's face. "Oh," he says and loses himself to shadow.
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He kicks another shadow down and off the car. This field of combat was poorly chosen by him. Next time he is going to be much more clever about where they fight and give himself many more advantages. At least he managed to give them one advantage; the talisman lights up the night sky and he cannot bring himself to feel regret for all of the handstand and copying he is going to have to do. He does not have enough hands to keep the shadows from himself and Miu any longer.
Another swipe of his sword and another shockwave of spiritual energy give him a moment to look around and he tries to spot a path of retreat. There are none that both of them can take together. Miu cannot leap far, as far as he knows, and now that he sees the creatures from her perspective, he also realizes why she protested their retreat. If he guards against these things alone, he will fall.
That is not a good plan.
Maybe...if he could lift Miu again, maybe a fire escape to a roof? Though to do that, he would have to go deeper into the shadows where these creatures are coming from. A roof, though, or even just a short running start, and he could put some distance between them and the swarm. There are shorter buildings he could try and jump on top of down the street. He is not so fragile that these things should be able to slow him enough that he cannot reach one of them. A roof would at least give them time for Hanguang-Jun or Zewu-Jun to arrive. He will just have to jump very high and hope he does not fail.
"But we are not going to be able to hold out here," he continues. This is not a despairing statement, but a fact. They need to retreat, and at this point they are going to have to do it together. "Since we cannot both run separately, I will try and carry you and I will jump."
Decision made, he turns and he lobs his sword at Miu. It is a spiritual sword, and it turns midair, controlled by him, to offer itself for Miu to grab and wield. She might not know how to use it, but a sword is better than no sword. He bends, scrambles up the windshield of the car, and reaches for her to pick her up.
Unfortunately, all it truly takes is one unlucky strike for a Heartless to steal a heart.
Jingyi's eyes widen and lock onto Miu's face. "Oh," he says and loses himself to shadow.