The silence that formed between Daniel and Kaylen after the last sentence was so heavy that even breathing became something extra and intrusive.
The forest, which just moments ago had been full of hidden whispers and invisible flows of mana, had now become strangely quiet, as if space itself was waiting for a decision that would break everything.
No one spoke, but the decision had been made. Both sides knew they weren't going to back down, and they also knew the other side wasn't going to back down either.
In that case, they had no choice but to attack.
Kaylen was the first to move. He didn't want to let the enemy get up from his spot or give him the slightest opportunity.
He wanted to end this fight in an instant, with minimal casualties, and in the best case scenario with no casualties at all, then destroy the tree.
A small shift in his body weight, an imperceptible change in his gaze, and that was enough for the other four to move simultaneously.
