The Dreadknight saw them when they were still half a block away. It stopped and turned. The shadow aura around it pulsed once, expanded, then shrinked back down.
Then it charged.
Kai had half a second to process the speed before he was already moving — he ripped a section of road upward, creating a stone wave between them and the creature. The Dreadknight hit it at full speed and shattered it. Fragments of concrete sprayed outward like shrapnel. Kai threw his arm up, and the fragments stopped, mid-air, held in place by a concentrated field.
Kai barely had a second to process how fast the creature was before he was already moving. He ripped a section of the road upward, creating a stone barrier between himself and the creature.
The Dreadknight slammed into it at full speed, shattering it. Fragments of concrete sprayed outward like shrapnel. Kai threw his arm up, and the fragments instantly froze in the air, held still by a strong force field.
