Cain's eyes widened in disbelief as he realized what he was seeing. The energy he had detonated inside the Champion of the Root was now fueling the abomination's next attack.
There was no time to react, no time to think. Cain crossed his forearms before him, bracing as the Champion's colossal punch landed. The impact sent a shockwave tearing through the void. The Scarlet King's body was hurled backward, crashing through the warped fabric of space itself.
He clenched his teeth as pain flared across his arms. Cracks spiderwebbed through his crimson flesh, blood seeping from beneath his skin. But there was no time to dwell on the damage or the agony, because Emprik was already upon him again, his bladed arm slicing downward toward Cain's head.
