JJ blocks the first blow with his shield, and creates a flimsy ash wall toward the end of the slashes. However, most still connect, dealing damage. "Ow, Jesus Christ! The hell was that?" While attempting to plug his wound with ash, JJ conjured a stream of ash to plow into the back of the still-blind Zane, knocking him to the floor. Surrounding ash then forms into three different broadswords, which plunge into Zane's legs and right side.