With a roar, it raised its axe high and brought it down with titanic force.
CRACK!
The ground exploded beneath the impact, as bones shattered and erupted, turning into a deadly storm of flying shrapnel.
Hundreds of razor-sharp fragments—
All shooting straight for him.
But Alex didn't even blink, a shimmering barrier of energy flickering around him.
SLAM!
SLAM!
SLAM!
The deadly shards struck the barrier—only to rebound at full force.
WHOOSH!
The shrapnel ripped through the air, piercing the nearby gnolls with brutal precision.
Their own executioner's attack had turned against them.
SPLURT!
Cries of agony filled the battlefield as blood sprayed in all directions.
But Razorgut remains unaffected.
The massive gnoll roared, shaking the ruins, then charged forward, its colossal form like a runaway freight train.
And as it thundered toward Alex—
The blood of the fallen began to rise.
