Ethan stayed at the very front.
Transparent lightning radiated off him in a steady field. Every time his boot hit the ground, the nearby golden energy barriers warped under the pressure, buckling like they were being crushed by an invisible hand.
A few Solaryn elites tried to hit him from the flank. The gemstones in their foreheads lit at the same time, and a golden chain condensed in midair—meant to lock down his movement.
Ethan only flicked his hand.
Transparent lightning swept through.
The golden chain was severed in the middle, clean and brutal. The Solaryn attackers exploded with it.
Blood mist and shattered pieces of pale pink gemstone rained down. Before any of it could even touch the ground, the Emerald Castle soldiers charging up behind Ethan trampled it into fragments.
The golden castle's defenses collapsed fast.
