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Blackie confused her opponent with the afterimages produced by the 'Ghost Evanescent' movement technique. She also dodged the blood spikes shooting out from the ground continuously which were now covering almost the entire arena.
On the other hand, Earl Cray seemed to maintain a leisurely look on his face. It was as if he was still not taking Blackie seriously despite her gradually improving movement technique as the battle progressed.
Blackie still hadn't landed a clean hit at her opponent as the vampire earl was able to escape from her time and time again by turning himself into a pool of blood whenever she caught up at him.
She finally showed a slight change from her expressionless face by frowning her brow. She might not be saying anything, but Shin could tell what she was thinking.
She needed to increase her speed more, much faster than her opponent couldn't respond to her sneak attack and transform himself into a pool of blood.