Intense Battle

Max grinned, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"Yeah? How about this?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, lightning surged across his body, crackling wildly as it coiled around his black sword. The air around him buzzed with raw energy as he channeled his Level 2 Lightning Aura, the arcs of blue and white electricity dancing along the blade's edge like living serpents.

But that wasn't all.

At the same time, a faint distortion shimmered around his sword—his Level 1 Space Aura activating, bending the space around his weapon ever so slightly.

The moment both auras merged, Max swung his sword with overwhelming force.

BANG!

The sheer shockwave of the strike sent Veylin staggering backward, his feet dragging across the battlefield as he was pushed several meters away.

For the first time in their fight, Max had forced him back.