Once Izumi fires, Karl allows the draconic spirit to disappear, putting on a burst of speed so that he can outrun the monster now. He turns in a direction away from Izumi—hopefully, if neither can lose the enemy, then it'll follow Karl as he'd rather have to deal with it than make Izumi, but ideally, his reunion with Izumi will be monster-free.
... Running to a soundtrack in the background is weird, and not just because the theme itself is eerie, but if nothing else, it helps to let him know how far away the thing is.]
squints harder!!
Once Izumi fires, Karl allows the draconic spirit to disappear, putting on a burst of speed so that he can outrun the monster now. He turns in a direction away from Izumi—hopefully, if neither can lose the enemy, then it'll follow Karl as he'd rather have to deal with it than make Izumi, but ideally, his reunion with Izumi will be monster-free.
... Running to a soundtrack in the background is weird, and not just because the theme itself is eerie, but if nothing else, it helps to let him know how far away the thing is.]