But that didn't matter.
A dark surge rose along JUDGEMENT as death affinity wrapped around the blade, thick and heavy, reacting violently to the nature of his target. The air itself seemed to dim as he pulled it back.
Then he struck.
The scythe tore forward in a brutal arc, cutting deep into Conquest's torso with far more force than before. The resistance gave way this time, the blade sinking in as the impact launched the creature backward.
It flew.
Crashing hard into the distance, the ground breaking beneath it as dust and debris exploded outward. For a brief moment, it didn't move, its massive form lying still where it landed.
Adam exhaled slowly, his stance lowering again as his eyes flicked between the remaining two.
But against all possibilities, Conquest's fingers twitched.
