Anthony's reaction was instantaneous, his body moving with the precision of a well tuned machine.
The sharp edge of his axe met the blunt force of the hammer.
For a split second, the air seemed to freeze.
Then it didn't just unfreeze, it shattered.
The earth beneath them groaned and cracked, unable to bear the weight of their combined power, caving in under the sheer force of their clash.
Sparks flew, dancing violently as the two weapons collided, a storm of energy rippling outward from the point of impact.
The shockwave blasted through the forest, uprooting trees, sending them tumbling like toothpicks, and hurling everything in its path backward.
Anthony had long known that with just half of his D+ strength, he could hold his own against SS rankers.
Now, with the full extent of his D+ power, he was able to keep pace with an SSS+ rank.
Or so he had calculated.
His opponent in this moment wasn't a demon, a creature bound by certain physical laws.
No.
This was a vampire.
