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276: Counter-powder
Author: Red Phoenix.
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Another blast from Kai’s halberd shook the clearing, dust and broken roots flying everywhere but when the light faded, the beast still stood. It staggered a step, smoke rising off its scales, yet there wasn’t a single wound on its body. Only a faint scorch mark that vanished as its skin pulsed with energy again.

Kai’s breath came out ragged. No damage?

Before the beast could recover, Darius blurred past him. “Step back!”

His sword gleamed like a bolt of lightning, and with one clean motion he sliced through the creature’s neck. The head fell with a heavy thud that made the ground tremble. Black blood sprayed into the air as the beast’s body twitched and went still.

But there was no time to breathe.

From the distance, two more monstrous shapes crashed through the treeline, their roars shaking the heavens. The ground split beneath their steps, and the pressure from their combined auras made the air ripple.

“Two more ...Void Infant Realm!” Liang cursed, spinning around. He cut down a wav
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