Stepping out, I make a preemptive strike. With a flash of my blade, the mark of a flower appears at the boss’s neck with fresh blood gushing out from the wound. The attack reduces the boss of 247 of his health points; the defense of this boss is really pretty impressive. Just a little less offensive power and I wouldn’t be able to break his defense to deal significant damage. In the next instant, I get into the position of a sword stance and three rays of hexagram light appear on my blade. Pah pah pah, light emits from my sword as I do a combo slash on the boss.