The giant worm's mouth slammed into the black sand, blasting sand into the air and scattering it in every direction.
Erend had already leaped away from the impact point. His instincts had been honed through countless battles and had become deeply ingrained in his body, allowing him to move on their own even before his mind had time to process the danger.
Erend was now consumed by intense anger. He gritted his teeth into a snarl as he landed several meters away on the black sand.
His eyes had turned red with rage. This was no longer normal anger. The Trial had amplified his emotions and pushed him toward his limit much faster than he would have reached it under normal circumstances.
He was already drawing dangerously close to the threshold of the Black Rage, although he did not realize it yet.
