Brad leaped into the air and thrust his hammer at Jared. The surrounding air turned white, pinning Jared to his spot.
“Jared!” Hailey screamed, intending to help him. She had not expected that Jared would be at a disadvantage the minute the fight began.
As Jared’s beloved, she refused to remain a passive observer while Jared faced the threat of death. If fate dictated that Jared would meet his demise, she would willingly die alongside him. Santiago grabbed Hailey as he knew she would die if she were to join the fight.
“Don’t go, Hailey. I’ll do it,” he said. Santiago decided to save Jared. He might not be as capable as Brad, but he was determined to save Jared at all costs.
Right when Santiago was about to take action, he discovered red bursts of flames appearing around Jared. The initially frozen space immediately cracked. Jared swung his Dragonslayer Sword upward, and a horrifying light charged toward Brad.
Boom! With a deafening blast, the hammer composed of swirling black mist shattered into countless fragments, and the sheer force of the impact propelled Brad forcefully backward, his body hurtling through the air. Jared snorted icily and declared, “How dare you threaten to kill me with your mere ability?”
Sent hurtling through the air, Brad crashed onto the ground, staggering a few steps backward before finally coming to a halt. “How can you possess such unimaginable power?” he demanded in disbelief.
Santiago grew excited when he saw Jared backing Brad into a corner with just one move. I made the right decision by allowing Hailey to be with Jared. The young man has a bright future ahead of him!
“You’re the one who is too weak,” Jared declared, raising his Dragonslayer Sword. As the golden light soared into the air, Jared brandished his sword and directed its tip downward, unleashing a mighty force.
The surging light surged forth like an unstoppable tsunami, catapulting toward Brad with unparalleled intensity, ready to engulf him completely. Veins popped out of Brad’s face as he sensed the surmounting pressure. He began to howl, “I’m not weak! I’m the strongest!”
With a swift and forceful motion, his palm struck the air with a resounding slap, causing a shockwave to ripple through the sky. In response, a chilling howl pierced the air, and the dark mist coalesced into the form of a menacing and ferocious dog that was descending from above.
The creature’s piercing howl resonated with destructive power, easily shattering Jared’s golden light. Brad leaped into the air to stand on the dog’s body, towering above Jared.
“Jared, this is a hellhound. No one can escape from its jaws,” Brad declared frostily. “Ha! This entity made of negative energy hardly deserves to be called a hellhound. It’s quite amusing that you would even attempt to claim. such a title,” Jared retorted, his confidence unshaken.
“You have a death wish!” Brad immediately. commanded the hellhound to attack Jared. The hellhound let out a roar, and frosty energy emanated from its body to freeze the surrounding air. A thick layer of frost emerged around Jared, trapping him within.
This time, the frost was stronger than the one Brad created earlier. As Santiago and Hailey observed the unfolding situation, their concern for Jared intensified. They had underestimated Brad’s abilities and were caught off guard by his unexpected maneuver.
As Brad rode on the back of the hellhound, closing in on the immobile Jared, a sharp cry echoed through the sky, piercing the tense atmosphere.
A blazing phoenix appeared above Jared’s head, its huge body shielding Jared from danger. As the phoenix flapped its wings, the frosty energy, along with the frost covering Jared’s body, disappeared in an instant.
“That is a phoenix!” Hailey exclaimed excitedly. Santiago was taken aback, unable to comprehend why a phoenix would unexpectedly appear to aid Jared in his dire situation.
