He was getting attacked from his back. He knew that he should have punished his victims legs strongly and that his new opponent was a bigger threat. Thinking for a second he suddenly heard a cackling woody sound. Looking at that direction he would notice the mouth of a needle blight open. Perfect, In one swift movement he would accurately attempt to throw the twig blight in front of the needle sprays trajectory. Protecting Hazel from the attack while hopefully taking this one down.

As his next opponent swiftly hit his back he would move backwards slightly to push the nails even deeper in his back. Forcing the twig to spend more time trying to take his nails out, hopefully giving Joe the extra time he needs to move while the imp couldn't and take down the speed difference once again. He'd react by using one hand to grab the hand that was stuck in his back. Turning around he would give a smile and throw his opponent into a bear hug. "There is one thing I know about sticks. Outside of them cutting easy, they snap easy as well.", from there on he would hug so hard that hopefully its limbs would break in half. While he did this he would load knee shots from this clinch position as a plan B to still hurt his legs if it didn't work out.