Erik dodged the strike and decided to counterattack. He launched a series of slashes before him by using his master's fighting style and hoping to catch Julia off guard. Unfortunately for him, the young woman reacted faster than Erik anticipated and avoided each of his strikes by using the hammer as a focal point and moving around it with incredible agility.
She was fast and moved like water; her flow was impressive, and Erik immediately understood why she was at that rank. Her training was vastly superior to Zak's or the others he faced. Erik realized that defeating Julia would not be easy and that he needed to revise his approach.
Julia kept avoiding each strike, moving without losing speed or momentum; she could be anywhere on her opponent's body at any given moment but always kept him within the range of her weapon so that when he did strike back, all his attacks could be deflected away from her.