Sophia locked eyes with Aren, determined to be the one to stop him. She gripped her sword tightly, rage boiling over. The humiliation of her earlier defeat burned deep within her.
She was an S-tier. She came from a great family. She had trained her entire life to dominate the Trials, only to be utterly disgraced by someone she had never even heard of.
All of that fury exploded at once.
She roared and launched forward at full speed.
Just as she swung her sword,
Aren vanished.
He reappeared directly behind her.
"Let's test this out," he muttered.
Using Shadow Harness, he drew upon the lightning power of his lightning shadow wolf. His hand shot forward at full speed, slamming into her back before she could react.
Lightning detonated.
The shock was terrifying. Her body spasmed violently before collapsing to the ground.
Aren stared at her blankly for a moment, then smiled.
"That was pretty cool," he said.
