"You're pretty good at putting on a show, bro!"
The enormous axe was wrapped in lightning, and the tremendous destructive power it contained was right within reach. Ashe felt as if she had been placed beside magma at the planet's core and roasted, as though a single drop of energy leaking from it could melt her.
Yet something this terrifying was being firmly held back by the guy beside her. An unprecedented sense of security surged into her heart. At that moment, Ashe suddenly felt as if she had a mountain at her back. No matter how great the storm ahead seemed, it no longer appeared worth fearing...
The Titan raised his head and bared his teeth in a grin, his aura as steady as a mountain. He stood unmoving beneath the might of Matherly's Storm.
Keith and the others were stunned. That little guy... his name was Hao Dong or something, right? When he had been traveling with them, he had seemed rather simple-minded, and he was usually somewhat bashful. Ashe would tease him from time to time, and he would even get shy. No one had expected such an astonishing display from him the moment he made a move. He had actually blocked Matherly's Storm Axe with one hand!
That was a Dragon-level expert!
"What are you?" This time, the teasing expression finally disappeared from Matherly's face. He looked at the green Titan seriously, though a trace of confusion remained in his eyes. Clearly, he had never expected anyone in this region to catch one of his axe strikes...
And match him in strength!
After his axe had been caught, his first reaction had been fury. The sensation that a mere insect had actually resisted him had surged through his heart, making him want to crush the other