Be wary of enchanted swords, please! part 2

My first instinct was to throw dirt at Lorenzo's eyes and follow with a swing of my blade, but even I somehow managed to hit him his steel plate armor would stand in the way just like before. Instead, by placing my hand on the earth I sensed a familiar feeling, the same feeling I experienced when I dug my hand in the mud at the bottom of the lake.

The flow of mana wasn't nearly as strong here as it was over there, but it's enough.

The only thing I need to care for is to avoid touching that sword, even indirectly. The misterious energy that courses through his blade is so fast it's impossible to dodge, but as long as I don't touch it I should be safe.

An Idea comes to mind, but I'll have to put it to the test first. Instead of throwing dirt as it is, I harden it. Good thing is I only needed to spend a single point of mana for that.