Ensuring Mitchell's safety had given Liam no time to protect himself. He was caught in the blast, flying away among a wave of sharp splinters.
Luckily, that ringing noise had only affected the tree, but the shockwave it produced was no less painful. Liam felt as if a mountain had slammed into him, making his very insides shake, sending his awareness into disarray for two whole seconds.
However, Liam regained his senses by the third second, finding himself in the air, falling at high speed toward the lake of debris. He felt numb and in pain, but his instincts kicked in to deal with the imminent crash.
Liam spun mid-air, landing on his legs, immediately rolling due to the accumulated momentum. The wooden debris snapped, crumbled, and poked at him during that uncontrollable advance, drowning him, until his body came to a halt.
