Snow exploded outward in every direction, revealing the blackened ground shattered beneath the Death Knight's relentless charge.
Faster than a heartbeat, the abomination had reached the Blood Knotted, with a black sword already slashing through the air.
The Blood Knotted staggered for a brief moment. Even its Reaver Danger Level couldn't keep up with the movements of the being that should have ranked beneath it in the hierarchy.
In the next instant, the towering monster's lower left arm collapsed softly onto the snow, blood staining the ground beneath it.
With a roar, the Blood Knotted lashed out with its other three limbs.
Unfazed, the Death Knight raised its sword and tilted it sideways. The ground beneath them cracked as the blade met two powerful fists. Simultaneously, the knight's free right arm intercepted the Blood Knotted's third punch.
A shockwave passed over the area; Azrael was swept off his feet, and the tree that he had been using to hide behind broke into chunks.
