Instead, he remained where he stood, crouching as he brought his hands and legs closer to him, making him smaller.
He reduced the feasible avenue attacks.
As a speedster, Master Grais primarily targeted the more vulnerable parts of the body since he lacked the power to do damage to particularly tough and well-shielded parts of the body.
His expression grew more severe as he understood what Rui was trying to do.
'It's an invitation…' His eyes narrowed as he stared at the prodigiously young Master. '…and a trap.'
For a moment, the two of them simply stared at each other.
As it was right now, Rui had exhausted more energy, but Master Grais had taken more energy.
However, as they exchanged gazes, a mutual understanding came between them.
A battle of attrition favored Rui.