KWAaaaa—!!!
A pillar of blue light pours down, colossal.
It’s so huge it far exceeds the pit I dug.
Ruuuumble—!!!
The ground shudders viciously—so hard I can’t even stand without using qi.
“Kh.”
I barely manage to land after being flung by the shock.
Even so, the wind pressure is about to shove my body away.
Krrrk.
My soles skid, scoring the floor.
Grimacing, I push more inner qi into my body.
CRACK—!!!
Only when the ground starts to fissure under the weight do I manage to stop.
I thrust out my hand.
Huff—!!
Qi bursts from my fingertips and coils around Yarang beside me.
I seize her and hold her in place.
Pinned, Yarang looks this way.
Even with a mask on, her gaze is plain to see.
If it’s a demonic artifact, I can’t read her expression—but I can see her eyes.
I don’t know what emotion is in them, but at least it isn’t hostility.
Good.
The thought flashes by and I scrape…