The gladiator launched a Fire Ball while the hellhound breathed flame, their attacks converging on Jack's position from different angles. He triggered Lightning Steps, teleporting clear of the inferno that engulfed where he'd been standing.
His counter-attack was immediate and precise. Thundershock lanced out from his palm toward the gladiator, the electrical discharge tearing through the warrior's magical defenses. The man screamed as lightning cooked him in his own armor, his body convulsing before toppling backward.
[Arena Gladiator eliminated]
[Damage dealt: 1,719]
[EXP gained: 1,808]
[Death Tokens earned: 350]
But the hellhound had used Jack's focus on its temporary ally to close distance. Both heads lunged forward simultaneously, jaws gaping wide to reveal furnace-hot throats.
Jack brought the Lightning Blade up in a desperate parry, the crystalline spear tip catching one of the beast's heads just behind the jaw.
'Lightning Shock!'
