Alex snapped.
The Beast Lord's body twisted violently—something unseen wrenched it apart, contorting flesh and bone in an instant. Then—
BOOM!
The explosion ripped outward, a shockwave tearing through the battlefield.
Flesh and sinew scattered like shrapnel, the force sending debris flying.
Alex braced, activating [Aegis Arcane] just in time.
A shimmering barrier flared around him, shielding him from the concussive blast.
Dust and smoke swallowed the scene.
For a moment, silence.
Then, the haze began to clear.
It looked like it was over.
Until Alex caught something—movement.
A dark shape, streaking through the smoke.
A head.
A hyena-shaped head, coated in blood, spinning wildly through the air.
Its dead eyes still locked forward, its jaws slightly open, as if frozen mid-snarl.
A streak of blood trailed behind the severed head.
Flowing from the jagged lump of its torn neck like a jet stream.
Alex's eyes narrowed.
Then, he grinned.
That head…
It was Khan's.
