Clearly, Specter sensed the brutal force behind this next attack—every single scale on his body shot up to shield him. Suddenly, a soul-crushing wave of power rippled outward. Though he managed to block the strike, his scales began to dissolve in massive clusters, proving just how devastating the blow had been.

At almost the exact same moment, Lumen flanked around and pierced through Specter from behind.

Even someone like Specter, an S-tier Malevolent Phantom, could not endure the pain that de