Chapter 128
"Zen!" Jace shouted, and the gamer instantly ducked down on all fours, bracing himself. The water Reaver pushed off from his back with terrifying force, shooting into the air with his sword raised high like a reaper descending.
"Flowing Tide," Jace mumbled under his breath as his blade swept across the air. Immediately, water lashed out like a living serpent, coiling and hissing as it streaked toward the beast at full speed. But before the strike could connect, the beast's limbs lashed forward with just as much velocity, whipping the air violently.
Luckily, Blake was already there. With the sword Lyra had entrusted him from her arsenal—its edge further sharpened by the effect of his veil, he swung in one clean motion at the oncoming limbs.