Chapter 2321
‘I have your Life Maelstrom and my own reserve is full. Even if Verhen pulls some dirty trick out of his ass, I have everything I need to turn him into mincemeat in a split second.’

Xondar shapeshifted his hand into a hybrid form ending with razor-sharp talons and had his Adamant weapon coat them. The Garuda used air magic to float a centimeter above the ground and darkness magic to cancel his presence.

He closed in slowly until all he needed to strike was one move.

‘I wonder why Verhen is conjuring clouds. His Demons get stronger with sunlight, not without.’ He mistook the storm for Lith’s doing and the small pebbles bouncing around for the Golden Griffon stomping the ground.

Xondar had been a ruthless and methodical predator even when he was still a Lesser Garuda. Evolution had made him much deadlier.

In a single step as quick as lightning he covered the dozens of meters separating him from Lith. He twisted his arm, wrist, and knife hand as it struck Lith’s back, extending his Adamant-coated talons in a makeshift yet effective drill.

Lith weighed tons, but so did the Garuda. His armor was sturdy and heavy, but not only did Xondar have equipment of the same quality, but he had also attacked from a blind spot.