The two of them struggled hard, but their bodies couldn't move. The shadows were too strong. Their mana flared, but even that wasn't enough. They were being buried alive by darkness.
Then, like a gust of hope— A bright gold light flew down from the sky.
It was Alexa.
Her eyes sharp, her weapon still glowing from earlier, she landed between them with a hard stomp, slashing her merged golden blade through the shadow tendrils that wrapped around Daewon and Gideon.
The dark vines screeched like they were alive, breaking apart as her blade cut them with light magic. Daewon and Gideon breathed heavily, finally free, but Alexa didn't stop.
She ran forward, her blade held tight.
The tendrils came after her next, striking like snakes, but she dodged low, rolled under one, slashed upward to cut the next, and leapt onto the side of the dragon's massive shoulder, climbing fast toward the head.
She had only one thing in her mind. She had to get to Seoha and Ji-eun.
