Simyon had a strong stance; his body was holding out, and he failed to fall. If he fell, then that would mean he would let the monster that was in front of him win. As he stood there, he was looking at Mantis ahead who was walking slowly toward him, and just like before, he had disappeared from sight.
'Is he going to come from the left, the right..' Simyon looked up at the shadow cast, and it was from above.
Lifting both of his hands, he could feel the claws ripping through his skin, and his feet sinking into the ground. Right after, a large kick was delivered to his side.
Mantis was striking again and again, faster than he was before and the hits seemed to be more powerful. Unlike before, Simyon was unable to follow the hits and block it with his hands; instead, he was just tilting his body up.