Al narrowly dodged the uppercut slice, and took a few steps back after he did. He was beginning to see what Ser's strategy was, but still needed to see him fight a bit longer before he could form anything concrete. Seeing the sword swing around for his ribs, Al moved the sword to block it, tensing his abs at the point of impact to avoid being winded too heavily. Taking the hit to the gut, Al countered with a head-on-head collision, using the left side of his head since that was were his implant was.