Now was the time for Hit Girl start using her footwork. While the initial flap of his coat was unexpected and certainly tripped her up, she realized quickly this was just another way for him to knock her off guard. At this point, he would just use this opportunity to hit her with the staff She was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

So she just poured on the speed at this point, looking for an opening to where the coat did not protect him and narrowly missing the staff.