Karo's eyes narrowed.
"Let us see how long that expression lasts."
The moment his voice fell, Karo disappeared.
He did not vanish like the earlier speed-based demon, who had relied on blurry afterimages and chaotic movement. Karo's movement was clean, silent, and almost ghost-like, as if his body had merged with the shadow beneath his feet.
In the next breath, he appeared directly behind Max, his right arm wrapped in dense black demonic energy that twisted into the shape of a clawed beast head. The attack carried a terrifying devouring force, and the instant it descended, the air behind Max collapsed inward as if the beast head wanted to swallow everything in its path.
"Demonic Abyss Claw."
Karo's claw struck Max's back.
Boom!
A violent explosion shook the arena, and the beast-shaped demonic energy bit down on Max's body with enough force to tear apart a mountain of steel.
