The hot sand erupted under another wave of explosions, the blast waves tearing through the remaining knights.
Hajin moved before the next spike could detonate, the chain unfurling like a snake. With a flick of his wrist, the links shot across the basin, wrapping tightly around two knights who were frozen in fear.
He yanked his arm back, tossing both men over a ridge before the spike beneath them blew apart.
The chains returned to his forearm, only to shoot out again toward a soldier who was crawling away from the whirlpool. He dragged the man out of the path of a collapsing dune, his breathing getting heavier from the effort.
Despite his quick reactions, he could not save everyone.
A knight to his left was impaled by a sudden spike, the point exploding a second later. Another soldier was swallowed by the sinking sand, his armor dragging him deep into the dark whirlpool.
'i can't protect all of them,' he muttered, retracting his chain with a flick.
