Grim Lord unleashed a flurry of deadly slashes—each one powerful enough to rend steel apart.
Alex dodged swiftly, but tension crept up his spine.
A single sweat drop rolled down his forehead.
"Too close."
Before he could react, Grim Lord closed the distance, their weapons clashing in a brutal exchange—
Sparks ignited as steel met steel.
Alex gritted his teeth, parrying another vicious strike.
But it wasn't just the Grim Lord.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Fireballs rained from above—
A lightning-fast energy bolt shot from the side—
Isla and Ella had joined in.
The battlefield became a chaotic storm of explosions, fire, and steel.
Alex barely had time to think as he weaved between attacks, his sword flashing like a blur.
And yet—
He still found time to mock.
"You know…" he huffed between swings, "you need to stop talking like a final boss from a shitty game."
The Grim Lord roared, furious.
It raised its chain blade, preparing to strike—
