He let out a scream and dropped, unmoving, onto the ground, twitching a bit and playing either severely wounded or dead. In reality, he was ready to use his boots if another green ray lanced out, or take his opponent off at the knee if he came within range with his sword, having drawn it as he landed outside. He did send a mental reassurance to Sapphire so she wouldn't charge in and get blasted as well, however.