The spear penetrated Sovok's heart, yet not a drop of blood spilled forth.
As the Collapse Rule from the spear took effect, the form of the Original Elf King Sovok began to fracture, much like the fine cracks that emerge on delicate porcelain.
Those cracks widened incessantly, fragmenting his form into myriad shards. Sovok's corporeal body was obliterated.
However, he was not yet vanquished.
"You! Wretched insect, you dare destroy the body I've cultivated!" Sovok's essence reverted to its smoky form.
A dark, nebulous mist hovered above the palace, within which a pair of blood-red eyes emerged - frenzied and bloodthirsty, locking onto Ethan with unwavering intensity.
"I will see you all perish!" Sovok roared in fury.
The black mist reshaped into a colossal hand, lurching towards Ethan and his companions.
Ethan immediately erected the Holy Light Shield, enveloping Rose, Quel, and the others within its protective aura.
