In the split second Shadow Blade was distracted—
BOOM!
Lei Hong's Heavy Axe crashed down.
A dark red gale tore through the air. Even before the axe blade struck, the furious pressure made it difficult for Shadow Blade to breathe.
Shadow Blade's face was deathly pale. He crossed his twin blades above him to block.
CLANG!!!
This time, he failed to block it.
Lei Hong had been building Momentum for this furious strike, its power at least thirty percent greater than before. Shadow Blade felt the bones in his arms scream under the unbearable strain as his entire body was smashed toward the ground like a cannonball.
CRASH!
A five-meter crater exploded open in the Gobi Desert, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.
Shadow Blade lay at the bottom of the crater, blood gushing from his mouth. One of his ink-black wings was broken, hanging limply behind him.
He struggled to stand, only to find that at least seventy percent of his bones were shattered. He couldn't even twitch.
