Max did not even look back.
"We do not have time for them."
The moment he said those words, golden light erupted from his body and expanded outward, forming a wide shield around both him and Nancy. The shield was not a simple barrier. It was formed from the power of his Heavenly Luminance Divine Bloodline, and its surface glowed with sacred golden patterns that moved like flowing sunlight.
The moment the black-winged insects crashed into it, their bodies were burned into ashes by the radiance before their mouths could even touch the surface. The thorn-covered vines whipped against the shield again and again, but every strike only caused ripples of light to spread across it, while the poisonous liquid they released evaporated the instant it touched the golden barrier.
The three-headed demonic bird came next.
