The moment Naya's warning echoed through the barrier, the other three generals exploded into motion.
General Vex—a lithe demon with crystalline armor that refracted light into razor-sharp beams—launched himself skyward. His body twisted mid-air, hands weaving intricate patterns as shards of compressed light materialized around him.
He spoke in demonic tongue, but his words were clear to Jack.
"Soul Prison:千本 (Thousand Needles)!"
A thousand gleaming needles shot downward like a meteor shower, each one humming with lethal energy.
Jack's eyes widened. He dove forward, rolling beneath a bone warrior's ribcage as the first wave of needles punched through. The skeletal shield exploded into fragments, bone shards mixing with light particles in a devastating cloud.
*CRACK-CRACK-CRACK-CRACK!*
The needles tore through his bone army like paper, each impact sending shockwaves that cratered the ground.
But Jack was already moving.
