Chapter 51 Mysterious Man (2)

Deep within the heart of the maze, the air thickened. Silence stretched… until it was broken by the sound of crunching leaves under a heavy, unnatural weight.

Satyr stalked forward, its massive frame gliding between trees like a shadow. Its emerald eyes glowed with hunger and bloodlust. The target was close.

A figure stood in the clearing, his long coat swaying in the gentle breeze. He didn't run. He didn't flinch.

He waited.

Satyr growled, its claws digging into the soil, preparing to pounce—until the air shifted.

A violent wind burst between them, crackling with a strange, silvery energy. The figure remained still, his head tilting slightly as the monster lunged forward with a roar that shook the trees. Then…

Boom!

A flash of black collided with smoke and green light.

The forest trembled. And then… silence.

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