Each step he took felt heavier, and the ground was nonstop trembling from the shockwave of the two powerful entities. Trees swaying and getting uprooted, shaken loose by the thunderous clash between Baldoc and the serpent far behind. The very air seemed charged, divine light colliding with venomous darkness, and it clawed at his skin.
'That old man… Baldoc. What kind of monster is he?'
Astrael's teeth clenched as he ran, dodging obstacles on the path. One punch made the earth split. And what was that skill, Sacred Slash… It was so much powerful I thought it would end the serpent right there. But it didn't. Even his power isn't absolute…
Clawdia bounded beside him, occasionally glancing back with a low, anxious growl.
"I know, girl… I know," Astrael muttered through ragged breaths. "That fight… It's beyond us. If I stay anywhere close, I'll just be crushed like an ant."
