Chapter 76: Beth's Arrival

The orc lord raised his massive hand.

Even with my vision blurred and my body barely responding, I felt the shift in the air.

The very space around us trembled as an unseen force coiled in his palm, ready to crush Edward where he lay.

Gravity.

I gritted my teeth, every instinct in my battered body screaming at me to move, to help Edward, but I couldn't.

I was totally trapped by gravity.

I could break through gravity, but this was different.

The air grew heavy, pressing down on me like an iron weight.

The ground beneath me cracked, deep fissures spreading in every direction.

My ribs groaned under the pressure, my muscles locking up as if I were being dragged into the earth itself.

This is it.

I had no way out.

No cards to play.

No miracles to rely on.

Then—

BANG! BANG!

Two gunshots rang through the battlefield, sharp and precise.

And then...