The transparent shattering tornado failed to achieve the expected result with a single blow. In the passage it blasted open, the young man's Black Shadow stood there completely unharmed.
In the half-destroyed Underground Mine shrouded in darkness, Dick and Brianna stared wide-eyed at the black figure holding a crow perched on his arm, one brilliant golden eye opening.
It was as if some mythological figure had suddenly appeared in the real world!
Seeing the fine sand around them falling after blocking that attack, and the immense magical energy surging from the figure before her, Osphia widened her eyes in disbelief.
"Take those people and leave this place."
Then, in the next second, she saw Fang Ran look at her and speak. His quiet, hoarse voice carried an echo. Crow-feather patterns glowed at the corners of his eyes, while darkness boiled in both of them.
Then he slowly turned to look at Dick and Brianna ahead of him, his voice lowering as the corners of his lips curled up.
"As for them, leave them to me."
Sensing that the arrogant fellow who had been beneath his foot just moments ago had suddenly erupted with the energy fluctuations of an A-rank Upper Tier, Dick recovered from his shock and sneered coldly with a dark expression.
"All bark and no bite. Don't think a trick like this can scare—"
A fist made of fine sand appeared right before his eyes!!!
Facing the attack in an instant, he activated his Abilities without holding back. Yet his prized shattering Ability had very little effect on the sand.
His defense was directly crushed by magical energy several times greater than his own. The arm raised before his face felt as hard as alloy. The instant he sensed that genuine, overwhelming power, Dick's mind froze, his eyes