Guillermo roared as the black battle armor on his body erupted, and thick black mist poured out from each overlapping plate. The mist gathered before him and condensed into a solid black wall.

With another furious shout, he slammed his shoulder forward and used the wall as a shield to take Andrew's attack head-on.

The result was immediate and brutal. The black energy wall shattered in an instant, and the red lightning pierced straight through the dissipating mist. It slammed into Guillermo's