The difference between predator and prey was clear.
Their ‘species’ were different.
No matter how strong a deer might be, it had to flee upon seeing a lion.
Even an old snow leopard could easily kill one or two wolves.
Overcoming such innate limitations was exceedingly difficult.
Only humanity, blessed by dragons long ago, remained an exception.
It was a gap that even humans—including the demi-human races—could cross only after bone-grinding effort.
Few would be arrogant enough to call that difference small.
That was why—
The balance of the battle collapsed in an instant.
Until now, Celine had held an overwhelming advantage.
Not anymore.
Fragments of earth shattered by the explosion scattered through the air.
Celine’s body slid backward, carving a deep trail through the ground.
She continued sliding until she rolled across the earth several times, flipped once through the air, and finally landed again with her knees bent.
It had all happened in an instant.
Without the Evil God’s blessing, she would have suffered a fatal injury.
She could already feel fragments of broken bone stabbing against the inside of her flesh.
And the moment Celine raised her head again—
A beast with…