Phoenix crossed her arms, her gaze unwavering as the four remaining thugs lunged, their hands outstretched in crude attempts to grope her.
"So pathetic," she murmured, a flicker of disdain in her eyes.
With a slight shake of her head, an immense wave of raw life force erupted from her body, an invisible shockwave that slammed into the five men and the startled onlookers nearby.
BAM!
The force knocked everyone off their feet. Tamers and ordinary humans alike crumpled to the ground, gasping for breath.
"This?"
"What just happened?"
"What hit us?!"
"My head's throbbing."
"It felt like being hit by a train."
"Was it her doing?"
A chorus of confused and pained murmurs filled the air as everyone stared at the lone figure still standing amidst the chaos.
"You... You're a Master Tamer?!" the injured thug yelled, slowly pushing himself up, his face contorted in disbelief. "But... how can that be? You look barely in your mid-twenties!"
