Equidema was crushed under the enormous hand, its massive body reduced to a gory mess.

Crack!

All that remained of the monstrous creature was a mangled corpse and a pool of blood.

The onlookers were frozen in shock, their minds struggling to comprehend what had just happened.

Ghislain’s sharp voice cut through the stunned silence.

“Everyone, fall back!”

Ghislain’s military training emphasized immediate and reflexive obedience to his commands, a discipline that paid off in moments like this.

The soldiers, responding instinctively, quickly retreated without a second thought.

Even Alfoy, ever resourceful in moments of danger, grabbed Piote and fled …