The howls that erupted from the hounds’ mouths sounded like small blades scraping against flesh. Everyone was stunned by how quickly the situation had changed. “What the…” Kagerou began, but he never finished. The hounds had turned their heads toward him, toward the place where Quinn stood beside Captain Mera. The Alpha reacted immediately. It gave a short bark before launching forward with all the fury it could muster. But the hounds never reached them. The air suddenly filled with the sound of energy blasts. The Dragon Guards had already formed a defensive wall in front of Quinn and Captain Mera. With their hands raised, their eyes glowed with power as attacks shot forward like arrows. Crack! Lightning, pure energy bolts, and flames tore across the forest and struck the charging hounds. The Alpha twisted in midair and barely avoided the attacks, but several members of its pack were not so fortunate. Lightning tore through one hound before flames swallowed another, r

The face of the entity warped and twisted in anger as if it was particularly annoyed that Quinn wasn’t affected. The intensity of the pressure on him doubled.He heard Syrax grunt softly in response. ’...this bastard is more powerful than it seems but he’s sealed so we shouldn’t be that troubled for now...’Everyone around him was either on their knees or unconscious, and the only thing saving most of them was the fact that the entity was focused on Quinn.Only the Captain seemed to be able to withstand the force as well, but even then, she was looking down with her jaws clenched.Quinn began to back away. Maybe if he was far from it, then the entity would return to the shrine.But the entity seemed to sense that as well, and unexpectedly, it began to open its eyes.It was just a crack at first, but even that was deadly. Winds howled through the air and the ground shook. The air turned heavy. Captain Mera gasped and blood flowed from her mouth.Most of the remaining people fell uncons

It hit like a punch to the gut. No, as if Quinn swallowed a volcanic ball. He opened his mouth to scream, but his throat was burning, and he could only let out a whizzing sound.Blood fell from his eyes, and his flesh twisted as if it would tear free from his quaking skeleton.But he gritted his teeth and forced his will to keep what he ate in. His insides rolled like a boiling sea, and just like Syrax promised, he began to refine the flesh that he ate.What was left for Quinn was to control the massive amount of energy that followed, and he forced it down his Domain, throwing it at his core with all the roaring power that he could muster.He trembled, his body turned rigid, and all he could do was sit there, sweating. His face was pale, and his eyes tightly shut. He looked as if he would fall over in the next instant."...the flesh... is more powerful than it seems, Quinn. We must use everything we have for this one. You’ll crumble!"Quinn heard him, but he was simply too far gone to

"...what do you want to do..." There was suspicion in Syrax’s voice now.Quinn shrugged. "...you said you need to measure my powers so you can know where to accurately start my training, right...""...I did say that..." Syrax grudgingly agreed. "...you brat... what are you planning?..."Quinn merely shrugged as he turned to Captain Mera. "Captain, it seems I need to test my new level of strength. I need to fight the Syncer Soullinked of the Dragon Guards."She could only stare at him in surprise. She expected a lot of things from him, but definitely not that he would demand to fight members of the Guards.Her face tightened as she looked at the Dragon heir. She was starting to realize that the mission was not something she should have accepted.But given that she could not technically refuse any missions from the Dragon Lord, she tried not to dwell on it.She cleared her throat while all the members of the Dragon Guards stared at her. Those in the Syncer Soullinked stage gave her horr

Quinn was shocked.Amros was shocked.Syrax was shocked.Captain Mera was shocked as well as everyone else.Quinn actually avoided every spike until he stood in front of Amros! Not a single one touched him!In the Domain, Syrax trembled with excitement. What Quinn just did was unconsciously create small pockets of void around himself and use them to slip around!It was something that he should not be able to do. "...this brat must have touched on more than just perception and dominance. Or is he naturally gifted? No... but he did have immense mental powers so that might have helped as well!.."Amros blinked behind his helmet. "How...?"Quinn grimaced. "I would like to find out as well."Amros grunted and his feet snapped out in a punch that almost slammed into Quinn, but he avoided it by inches.With that, they flew at each other.There was not much speed difference between them again as they blurred across the clearing, cracking the ground and shaking the air.Quinn was actually keep