The world detonated.
Leo lunged forward with such force that the ground beneath him shattered, sending stone fragments and silver sparks flying into the air. The waterfall burst upward, reversing as if time had cracked around him. Air pressure collapsed, collapsing leaves and bending trees outward in a violent shockwave.
The four Crown Hunters braced.
The fox boy shielded his face.
Amaya screamed—
"LEO!"
But he didn't look back.
Not once.
He threw himself into the heart of the enemy.
The first hunter — Wolf Clan — moved fast, darting in with dagger-like claws coated in shadow venom. Fast enough to kill a normal Beastlord.
Not fast enough for Leo.
He materialized in front of the wolf, grabbing him by the face.
CRACK.
He slammed the wolf into the riverbed with bone-shattering force. The water split around them.
