Even though the runes were crude, they shimmered faintly with golden light. The moment the razor-sharp Hydro Blade got close, the water element began to unravel—like it was evaporating into thin air, vanishing in an instant.
"What the...?"
The girl's face went pale with shock. Her strike, aimed straight for the vital point, had been neutralized in the most bizarre way.
The Lizardfolk Chieftain seized the opening. With a swift motion, he slammed his fist into the girl's chest.
BAM!
The blow landed hard. The water currents swirling around her collapsed, her Aqua Stealth spell shattered, and her real body was exposed. She was sent flying like a baseball knocked out of the park.
"Veyra!" the fire-element youth shouted, panic flashing across his face. He rushed forward to help—but suddenly, everything went black. He felt a pair of cold, reptilian eyes boring into him.
The Lizardfolk Chieftain's mental energy had silently invaded his mind.
