Real Strength

Cade's silver eyes glinted as he saw the incoming short blade. A smile tugged at the corner of his lips as he snorted.

'Too naive,' he thought as a silver magic array crept on his outstretched arm.

Black spots appeared on his arm, spreading rapidly. It formed into an inch-thick gauntlet protecting his arm.

Kyran's eyes narrowed as his short blade touched the gauntlet. The gauntlet should be incapable of countering the short blade's Void property. But to Kyran's surprise, his short blade failed to cut the gauntlet.

Ping!

As if his short blade collided with a solid metal, Kyran's hand got brushed off.

In that short lapse, Cade's palm had smashed Kyran's chest, and once again, he got thrown back.

Kyran's eyes glowed reddish-purple as he slammed his feet on the ground. Dark purple sabatons formed on his feet. Spikes extended at the sole of the sabatons and pierced on the ground, breaking his momentum.