The knife strikes true, ironically not that much higher than the wound he'd given himself at the beginning of Battle City to convince the Pharaoh's crew of Malik's cover identity. The sting as it sliced the skin hardly deters him though the blow to the side of his head leaves him staggering, vision blurring and going sharply skewed.

"Meretseger's fangs you damned oaf, I'm not a fish in a net!"