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eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
9th Sep, 2019 01:41:23 AM
Not sure if Smoke Out applies.
4tell0life4
Since: Mar, 2018
9th Sep, 2019 02:19:17 AM
We can never truly eradicate the coronavirus, but we can suppress its threat like influenza
In To The Abandoned Sacred Beasts, the hero throws an explosive at an enemy, and while it explodes he gets away. In Dr Stone, Haiju throws a large rock to cause sparks to ignite a large pile of gun powder, and while it is burning he gets away. What do you call it when you distract a villain by something that blocks his view, so that when he can see again you are gone?
And note: When the explosion or whatever is over, the distracter is gone without a trace.