Chapter 138: A Tamed Colossus [1/10]
When Zolton saw the Treant, shock froze him in place. But the moment black lightning crackled through the air, landing on the ice bear like a corrupted lance, that shock turned into fear.
He turned sharply toward his Ashfang Hyena—only to see it already retreating, its claws scraping against the ground as it fled the vicinity. In that instant, reality struck him hard. He would never get Lily for himself. Forget his brother—he couldn't even subdue the girl he desired so desperately. As that realisation settled in, his eyes caught the Treant's form beginning to dissipate, its towering body breaking apart into fading motes of energy.
"She is out of mana!" Zolton shouted, the words bursting from his throat before his mind could catch up.
Without thinking, his body moved on its own.
