WHOOSH!
The Fanged Serpent leadership erupted into action the moment Rey finished speaking.
Kael drew a blade that hummed with Soul Art energy, while the leader to his right—a woman named Vessa—activated defensive Artifacts that created layered barriers around the group. The third leader, a hulking man called Gorath, crushed an Elixir vial between his teeth, mystical energy flooding his body as temporary enhancement flooded his system.
"Kill him!" Kael roared, launching forward with speed that suggested significant combat experience.
Rey didn't move.
Instead, he withdrew a Scroll from his spatial storage with practiced efficiency—Spirit Art, Inferno Technique, Sequence #8: Ember Flow.
The Scroll activated with a pulse of Ether drawn from the stones embedded within it, and flames erupted around Rey in a controlled wave.
