Gio shot his eyes open when he sensed the man so near him. he leaned ,forward, out of the knife range. "bakudo 4, Hainawa" from his left hand the rope shot out aiming for the knife arm. With his right hand, he drew his sword. If the rope connected, he placed his zanpkuto on the kido rope, "Tsuzuri Raiden" sending a bolt of electricity down the rope to electricute the man. Gio kept the kido numbers low for now, to see what made this person so resistant to capture. "harmonize Sorareo-O" he activated his shikai as a precaution, since he could already tell shit was about to hit the fan.