Again, Max flashed across the battlefield, moving like a bolt unleashed from the heavens. He found his third Ascendant target locked in a duel with an Eighth Level Champion Rank human expert, their clash sending out shockwaves that flattened soldiers around them.
Max's eyes narrowed, seizing the opening in an instant. His golden sword streaked forward, tip whistling as it pierced straight through the Ascendant's lower back, erupting out its chest in a spray of void ichor. The creature roared in pain, its claws swinging wildly, but Max twisted his wrist, pulling the sword sideways in a vicious slice that split its torso wide open.
The Ascendant stumbled, trying to turn toward him, but Max simply lifted one finger, and the last of his golden swords zipped forward like a guided missile, severing its head with a single blazing arc. The monstrous skull spun away through the air before smashing into a jagged boulder, leaving black blood smeared across the stone.
