"!"
Alex's eyes widened as the blow descended. For the first time in a long while, he wasn't fast enough to counter.
The creature's movement had been too sudden, too quick. He didn't even notice it until the attack was already upon him.
Instinct took over. Alex threw his spear to the side and hastily crossed his arms, summoning a thick defensive ward around them.
BOOOOOOOOM!
It all happened so quickly that Alex barely registered the sequence of events. The creature's strike shattered his ward instantly, offering no resistance. The blow connected directly with his arms, obliterating them in an instant.
Alex let out a pained groan as the punch ripped through his chest, nearly tearing him in two.
But the devastation didn't stop there. The force of the attack hurled him across the stars with terrifying momentum.
The impact fractured spacetime itself. Wherever the shockwave carried him, destruction followed in its wake.
