After Josh hurled the axe away, he, too, lost control and crashed to the ground.
The twist just now had nearly drained all his strength, making it impossible for him to maintain his balance. When he fell, he smashed a crater into the ground and rolled several times.
But he used the momentum to disperse the force, swiftly flipped himself upright, kicked off the ground, and charged toward the battlefield. The light around him blasted through the dust and flying rubble ahead.
He had only made it halfway when he saw his younger brother being slammed into the ground by Puppet. His face remained expressionless.
As long as a Fighter did not die on the spot, even if their head was chopped off, there was still a way to save them if it was reattached in time. Besides, he could tell that Puppet was not in good condition either. He still had a chance to win this fight.
Seeing him approach, Puppet swung the Blood Staff in his hand and stood on his one intact leg, ready to receive the attack.
Josh suddenly flung his hand forward, throwing a large handful of specially made metal sand straight at Puppet's face. It instantly obscured the view ahead.
Puppet did not dodge. With a flick of his Hand Cane, he hooked Gaius up from the ground and used his body as a shield. Gaius had almost lost his ability to resist, and when the dense metal sand hit him, countless tiny holes immediately appeared all over his body.
Josh cried out in fury and rushed in behind it. He pulled another flexible rope from his clothes and snapped it straight. It pierced through his brother's battered body and shot directly at Puppet's face.
Puppet leaned sideways to evade the rope's tip. Taking