Temude thumped his fist against his chest in salute, and in that instant many of the things that had puzzled him before suddenly became clear.
Why could Leon, whose strength was at most on par with his, maybe just a hair above, defeat Gwyn? Because the other side had already been scorched within the Initial Firestove until most of his power and sanity were burned away. Now he looked like a manipulated walking corpse!
"Burn yourself to keep the whole world going… that really is some warrior shit!"
"Boom!"
Temude suddenly roared and stamped a foot down. The ash‑covered ground instantly, under the pull of gravity, exploded in a long line of straight, stabbing earth spikes surging toward Gwyn, razor‑sharp rock spears that could rip open anyone they touched in an instant.
