Not Holding Back

It was in moments like these that Rui mourned not having had greater offensive diversity. If an impact-driven offensive were ineffective against his opponent, then most of his arsenal would be rendered useless against the Convergence.

Rui's expression grew grave as he continued evading the man's powerful and relentless offensive by a hair's edge, as he pushed himself to come up with a winning strategy that would allow him to not only survive but also win.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!!

'Think.' He evaded three more blows. 'No impacts and no collisions, nothing that gives him the opportunity to steal the energy of my attacks. What does that leave me?'

Not much, but it wasn't as though he was toothless without his collisions.

He had hypnosis, for one. Rui highly doubted whether the man could absorb hypnosis the way he absorbed normal attacks. After all, hypnosis did not transfer energy from the user to the target.