The Lion King came fast, but Owl moved faster. His right hand was still extended from his punch, and not a muscle in his body stirred. The instant the Lion King lunged, he flipped upside down through a hundred and eighty degrees, turned his right hand into a Hand Blade, and chopped downward. The Lion King missed his target and took the blow to the head instead. His body made intimate contact with the ground, and blood spurted from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.
This time, Owl had not held back.
That single Hand Blade had shaken the Lion King's brain into mush.
At Catwoman's command, the members of the Myriad Beasts Alliance were charging toward Sa and Long Na. But Owl had moved too fast. Catwoman had been killed right after giving the order, and the Lion King had attacked immediately afterward, only for Owl to kill him in an instant as well.
As a result, none of the alliance members had reached Sa and Long Na yet. They had merely heard Catwoman's order and instinctively charged toward the two women.
Owl landed with his back to Sa and Long Na. He tapped his toes against the ground in front of him and shot backward, stopping before them in the blink of an eye. Two alliance members happened to charge up just then. He punched out with both hands, and both attackers exploded into clouds of blood.
Only then did the other alliance members realize that Owl had killed both their leaders. They all hesitated, standing motionless.
"You were only acting on those two's orders. If you leave now, I don't mind sparing your lives. If you want to keep going, I don't mind seeing this through to the end either," Owl said slowly, sweeping his gaze over