The moment the transformation was complete, the silence shattered.
A deafening roar tore through the battlefield as one of the towering shadow giants lunged forward, its massive arm crashing down like a falling mountain. Mikail threw himself to the side, narrowly avoiding the devastating blow. The ground where he had stood exploded into a crater of twisted stone and dust.
00:04
Another came, this time from the left. Mikail raised his hand instinctively, Solar Veil flared to life, but the force behind the strike cracked through it like glass. The barrier held, barely, and Mikail was thrown backward, skidding across the ground before stopping against a jagged black pillar.
00:03
His body screamed in pain. His vision blurred. But the monsters didn't relent.
