That punch had been a feint to slip in a kick at the last moment.  Dammit!  He still took a hit himself, but that really stung.  Yeah, the coordination of these men were actually rather complex, coordinating alot of their movements to create a problem in keeping track of them.  So much for the Law of Conservation Ninja.  It turns out that group-fighting is difficult, after all.  If Niko had had a pistol, he could leg-shot all of them in an instant, but he'd gone to the tournament unarmed, and thus came to this area unarmed, as well.  Perhaps a mistake, but he didn't have an official reason to be carrying a gun off-duty.

So now, sensing his pain, the assassins had switched it up, keeping two men on Han while he had to take on four of these bastards.  Han had done...well...Niko, hadn't seen what, exactly.  It was bright and flashy and on the edge of his perophery while he'd been fighting, so he didn't really see it.  The two of them were effectively separated, though, as the fout went in for a simultaneous charge!  It was both good, and yet NOT good, in a way.  You see, the four men were acting in a way so as to assure that one of their number would get through, but the execution was flawed in one specific manner: If it had been him, he would have moved faster.  This exposed the [i]other[/i] flaw, which we'll be getting to in a second.

If he was right...the assassins would come charging in, he would effectively disappear suddenly, their hands and feet would meet as they stop to prevent themselves hitting each other, and then they would see that Niko had swiftly moved through one of the gaps to break through the circle without warning.  But they would be too late, because the other flaw in their technique was something they tell you never to do in the army, which was clump together.  If you group up into a tight wad, you are inviting any enemy with a gun to go to town on you.  Niko didn't [i]have[/i] a gun, but he had a special technque, and it was about time he used it.  He was planning to throw them ALL off-balance, but two of them were [i]very definitely[/i] getting the strike!

[u]Niko VS Four Assassins?![/u]

Health: 85
Power Level: 97

[b]Surprise Tornado Fist!
Serious Speed Boost![/b]

--Attack: 40 x 2.5 = [b][i]100![/i][/b]
---Speed: 50 x 2 = [b][i]100![/i][/b]
-Defense: 7

Spread out thusly...

Assassin-1
--Attack: 0
---Speed: 25
-Defense: 0

Assassin-3
--Attack: 50
---Speed: 25
-Defense: 3

Assassin-4
--Attack: 50
---Speed: 25
-Defense: 4

Assassin-6
--Attack: 0
---Speed: 25
-Defense: 0