The light in the Stone Golem's eyes changed in an instant.
All that contempt, that mockery, that rock-solid confidence—washed away like it had never existed, replaced by shock it couldn't even pretend to hide.
It didn't hesitate anymore. It yanked every last shred of power it had left, threw its body backward, and bolted—fleeing like it had just remembered what fear felt like.
But Ethan wasn't giving it that chance.
Boom—
A violent aura kept expanding off Ethan's body. Transparent lightning spread across the sky like a net, tightening as it rolled in the direction the Stone Golem was trying to escape.
Wherever it passed, space warped in layered distortions. The air filled with dense, rapid-fire crackles and snapping arcs.
The Stone Golem struggled madly, trying to force its way out.
It piled all remaining power onto the outside of its body, attempting to ram through the lightning-covered zone.
