Chapter 146: Lesson of Forests
The Kurogin lunged, its massive frame tearing through branches like paper.
But before it could reach them, Dune vanished from her side.
Fast...
Liora barely had time to blink. Dune was already in motion, circling around the beast with precise, silent footwork.
Syras followed, just behind him, rougher in movement. His steps cracked the ground, loud and sharp, but his eyes were locked, wild with focus.
The creature twisted, letting out a gurgling snarl as its fur shifted shades, blue melting into black, then pulsing with a strange, oily green.
The Kurogin opened its jaws and fired.
Streams of dark green Neba shot like liquid needles, aiming to impale them both. But Dune had already leapt above the spray, flipping mid-air, the scythe in his hand gleaming silver in the morning light.
Syras didn’t jump. He ducked low, then dashed forward, closing in on the beast with brutal speed. His foot struck the Kurogin’s jaw with a heavy thud.
Liora expected the creature to be knocked back.
Instead, as it tried to leap away, its legs bent to flee, something shifted.