Len scanned the newly summoned shadow horde, a look of pure irritation washing over his face.
"You guys are beyond annoying," Len growled, his voice echoing with dangerous annoyance.
Seeing the shadow army reform, the winged monster beside Len finally tried to step up to assist its commander. But before it could even cast a spell—
BOOM!
A fist moving at terrifying speed smashed clean into the monster's face! Aryan, his physical stats heavily boosted from his recent level-ups, drove the giant creature straight down, cratering it deep into the dirt with raw, overwhelming force.
Len's gaze snapped toward Aryan. Spotting a real physical threat, Len zipped across the battlefield like a streak of light, aiming straight for Aryan's neck.
"Not on my watch!" Ayush shouted.
Ayush desperately commanded his newly spawned legion to intercept, creating a wall of shadow bodies between Len and Aryan. But Len didn't slow down for a second—his strikes were so sharp and precise that he practically erased every shadow in his path instantly.
As his mana surged at 4x capacity, a bright system notification suddenly flashed directly in front of Ayush's vision:
[NEW UNLOCKED SKILL: Shadow Knight]
Without a second thought, Ayush activated it.
FWOSH!
Dark, swirling energy coiled tightly around Ayush's arms, transforming his hands into razor-sharp, pitch-black armored gauntlets tipped with dangerous, shadow-infused talons. A terrifying spike in his physical strength, speed, and raw aura washed over the area.
Aryan's eyes widened in sheer disbelief. "Bro... since when can you do THAT?!"
Before the duel could escalate any further, rustling leaves and shouting broke out at the edge of the forest clearing.
"Hold on! We're backing you up!"
Rei and her party burst out from the tree line! Seeing the total chaos and the battered state of Vikas, Rei's crew didn't hesitate for a single second—they immediately jumped straight into the fray, unleashing their own abilities to draw Len's aggro.
Even when pitted against a whole squad of hunters along with Ayush's army and Aryan, Len didn't sweat it. He dodged, parried, and struck back with cold, effortless precision, handling the multi-front assault entirely on his own.
Realizing this was dragging on too long, Len slammed his foot onto the ground.
"Domain Skill: Lava Floor."
RUMBLE—!
The green forest floor instantly fractured into a grid of glowing red cracks. In less than a second, the ground dissolved into a roaring sea of molten, bubbling lava! A terrifying wave of scorching heat blasted skyward, turning the air into an oven.
The intense thermal burst engulfed the area, completely incinerating Ayush's shadow legion in a single, devastating sweep!