The Blazing Demon Lion King saw the bear and froze.
Its arrogance shattered instantly.
The flames around its body extinguished, its mane dulled, and it skidded to a halt before collapsing to the ground. It rolled, crawled, and whimpered, tail tucked between its legs, crying pitifully.
Ray stared, stunned.
This… is the thousand-year Blazing Demon Lion King?
Before the Duskgold Dreadclaw Bear, the mighty lion was nothing more than a frightened kitten. Every lioness flattened herself against the earth, trembling in submission.
The bear didn't even glance at them.
Its cold, predatory gaze never left Ray.
A dark-golden flash filled Ray's vision.
He raised his right arm instinctively and yanked hard on the Silverfalls Vine, swinging himself away at the last possible moment.
Behind him, the bear's claw descended.
Everything vanished.
Trees, bushes, soil—ripped apart without sound, without resistance.
Duskgold Dreadclaw…
That claw could tear dragons apart.
