Chapter 5652

Both combatants staggered backward, eyes locked, neither willing to surrender even a heartbeat of caution.

“Jared traded a quick glance with Sylvia. Resolve flared between them like flint against steel.

They understood without words that only perfect unity could carve a path out of these treacherous ruins.”

“Ms. Vale, flank him-left and right-strike before he resets,” Jared breathed, each syllable clipped, decisive.

Sylvia answered with a sharp nod. Her slender sword quivered, releasing a flash of icy glare. “Understood!”

“They sprang apart like twin bolts of lightning.

Jared blazed to the right, his aura swelling into a miniature sun that scorched the shadows, while Sylvia vaulted left, a swallow in mid-winter, blade poised for the heart.”