Vernon either tried to dodge the blasts, or block them with Despair. However, one got past his guard and hit him in the side. He recoiled, yelling in pain. However, Vernon did his best to recover, attempting to run away from the laser with a horrible grimace on his face. Very quickly however, Vernon realized he couldn't run from the laser for long. So, he raised Despair, and walked straight into the laser, having it hit Despair instead of him. Despair seemed to devour any nearby light that the laser produced, especially as Vernon drew closer to Kent. Rage was also growing progressively brighter as he got close. The strain on Vernon was obvious. Whenever his guard faltered and a little bit of the laser slipped through and hit him, it clearly took an immense amount of willpower not to keel over in pain. But he pushed onward, until he got close enough to Kent to push his arms aside, and deliver multiple kicks to the legs and stomach.