Lord Victor leaned forward in his seat, the hologram shimmering in front of him, showing every detail of the jungle surrounding Lyerin. He could barely breathe as he watched the three Blast Apes draw closer to Lyerin's hiding place.
The apes were massive, their hulking forms dwarfing the environment around them.
Their hands, raised ominously, glowed with the dangerous, pulsating light of the explosive seeds they could conjure—a terrifying manifestation of their volatile mana.
Victor's eyes narrowed, his breath catching in his throat. He muttered under his breath, "Is this it? Is he finally going to die this time?"
The apes, with their keen senses, had clearly picked up something in the water, something faint but enough to draw their attention.
Lord Victor had seen this countless times before.
