Chapter 341
"Peek-a-boo!" Amir smirked, his voice a rumbling promise of pain as he swung his hammer upward from below. The heavy weapon slammed into the gorilla's jaw with a bone-shattering crack, launching the massive beast off its feet and hurling it across the arena like a broken puppet.
It crashed into a wall with a deafening boom, crumbling stone and dust erupting around it.
"That's handy," Amir muttered, glancing at the gleaming surface of his hammer. He twirled it effortlessly, the weight nothing in his seasoned grip. But his expression tightened when he heard staggered footsteps approaching.
Turning sharply, he saw Raze limping toward him. The young mage was bloodied, his metal shield scratched and dented, a long sword forged from conjured steel clutched in his other hand. Blood trickled from the side of his lips, but determination burned in his eyes.
"You alright?" Amir asked, quickly assessing him with a captain's trained eye.
