As Ethan came to a halt, the dust from the explosion in the relic hunters' camp began to settle.
In the center of the blast zone, a massive crater had formed—about four to five meters in diameter, with the solid rock floor now sunken half a meter.
From the center of the crater, a towering figure emerged.
"The one who's here to end you," the man growled, his voice low and menacing.
Before anyone could react, he moved.
His movements were bizarre, almost bird-like, as if he were darting and weaving through the air.
Despite his massive frame, which suggested anything but agility, his speed was astonishing. Even Ethan's heightened senses struggled to track his movements fully.
The eight relic hunters, far from ordinary, sprang into action the moment the man appeared.
Hank, the explosives expert, revealed himself to be a fire-based innate ability user—stronger, it seemed, than the one Ethan had encountered back in Ravenwood.
