A surge of lightning tore through the air, slamming into the middle-aged warrior with a deafening crack. The force hurled him several meters away from Seraphina, almost sending him crashing.
Seraphina gasped, desperately pulling in deep breaths as she tried to regain the air that had been forced from her lungs moments before.
Her gaze quickly shifted to the creature in front of her—a massive wolf with a coat of white and gray fur, its presence imposing and fierce. The beast easily dwarfed Elion, its body at least five times his size, radiating the raw power of a late fifth realm beast, on par with a late Body and Soul Fusion Realm practitioner.
Its eyes gleamed with intelligence and ferocity, as if ready to protect and strike at a moment's notice.
Despite the shock of the surprise attack, the middle-aged warrior was still a peak Body and Soul Fusion Realm practitioner, and quickly regained his footing.