Eustace was fighting furiously to try and give Dojima all opportunity to swim up, even lingering behind to keep them distracted. But he didn't realize how long (or short) the rope was, so the moment he felt it go taut he quickly glanced up. Damn. At first he tried to swim up to give the man more slack, but then he was grabbed by one of the blots and dragged down several precious inches.
Gritting his teeth, he was left with no choice but to reach up and slash his blade through the rope before swinging it down to stab the offending blot. He had to exert more force into his movements due to being underwater, force he could feel starting to burn, but as a hardened soldier he just continued.
After freeing himself from the one who tried to drag him down, he quickly spun around to slam his tail against another. One of the oysters that had been clamped onto his tail breaks free, but he paid little attention to it. More time is wasted as he dispatched a third, but once done he turned his attention upward and swam up. Hopefully Dojima managed to get to the surface, but if not...
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Gritting his teeth, he was left with no choice but to reach up and slash his blade through the rope before swinging it down to stab the offending blot. He had to exert more force into his movements due to being underwater, force he could feel starting to burn, but as a hardened soldier he just continued.
After freeing himself from the one who tried to drag him down, he quickly spun around to slam his tail against another. One of the oysters that had been clamped onto his tail breaks free, but he paid little attention to it. More time is wasted as he dispatched a third, but once done he turned his attention upward and swam up. Hopefully Dojima managed to get to the surface, but if not...
He hastened his ascent.