Chapter 336
Garrock’s heart pounded, but he couldn’t afford to mourn the loss. Not now. They were almost at the island.
"Keep moving!" he roared, his voice rough with both anger and determination.
As they finally neared the edge of the floating rock platform, Garrock let out a deep growl. With one last swing of their bodies, they hurled themselves toward the island. The impact was hard—stone meeting stone—but they had made it. Solid ground.
The relief was short-lived. Another screech echoed through the air as a second sky beast—a larger, more menacing creature—dove toward the Terra Clan. Its wings beat fiercely against the air, and lightning crackled from its eyes. Garrock realized it was coming in fast, aiming directly for them.
"We can’t fight it here! Not like this!" one of the clan members shouted.
But Garrock knew there was no running. They had no other islands to jump to, and no time to evade the attack. His mind worked quickly, and a plan began to form. The island beneath them, though small, was made of solid rock.
"Gather close!" he commanded, positioning his clanmates around him. "I have an idea."
They huddled together as Garrock dug his stone-covered hands deep into the island’s surface, his muscles straining as he focused all his strength. The ground around them began to tremble.
"We can’t manipulate clouds," Garrock growled, "but we can still manipulate the earth. And this rock—this is our territory!"
With a mighty heave, Garrock ripped a massive boulder out of the floating island’s surface. His clanmates quickly followed suit, pulling out chunks of rock. Just as the sky beast dived toward them, its talons poised to strike, Garrock and the others launched their stones at the creature with all their might.
The rocks collided with the bird-like beast in mid-air, knocking it off balance. It screeched in fury, its wings flapping wildly as it tried to recover. The Terra Clan didn’t waste a second. They continued to throw boulder after boulder at the creature, using the island’s rocky foundation to their advantage.