Emperor Joseph watched the boy's transformation with furrowed brows. Given his long experience, he knew this was not an ability but something different. And, in the report he had complied about Arthur Silvera, it was said that his brother had a fire-elemental power.
The other two men seemed to be deme-rankers as well. But, despite being an Astra-ranker, the emperor knew that his time was limited since the howling was coming closer.
"I have no time to waste against the likes of you," said the emperor as strings left his body and connected to the valley. Some even attached to the four men without notice, draining their mana. "Die with that woman!"
The emperor's size grew larger as his fists brought destruction. He slammed it to the ground, causing a giant rift to spread in the valley. His strike reached the deeper layers of the earth, causing an earthquake to pull one side of the rift away from the other.
