Samuel narrowed his eyes, a creeping sense of unease tightening in his chest. Something was off about this girl—seriously off.
"Doesn't she feel pain?"
He could sense it—Mia's presence was intensifying, her aura climbing like a storm about to break.
[Pain Level: 36%]
Crack!
With a sudden surge of strength, Mia clenched her fingers and shattered the Root Barbs that had pierced through her palm. The jagged shards scattered in the air like glass.
"What the hell…" Samuel's face twisted in disbelief.
She's that strong?
Mia's grip on her blade tightened. The crystal core embedded in the hilt pulsed with light, arcs of electricity dancing wildly across its surface. In the next instant, her body flickered—breaking free from the Entangling Roots with sheer force—and shot toward Samuel like a bolt of lightning.
"So fast!"
Panic surged through him. As a wood-type Awakener, physical durability wasn't exactly his strong suit. At that speed, dodging was out of the question.
