The shadow came to a sudden halt, interrupting him. Like a broken puppet, it turned slowly toward the squad.
“What are you even afraid of?” Tom snorted. “It’s only at the middle stage of the Spirit Knight level.”
“Well-” Einen began, then gave up.
Both his Spear-staff Spirit and his Call manifested behind him. With a loud snarl, the armored ape grabbed the Spear-staff Spirit and assumed the same defensive stance Einen had taken. Following his example, Hadjar summoned his inner dragon and the Black Blade. Standing shoulder to shoulder, they watched the Spirit walk toward them.
“I’d get ready if I were you,” Hadjar advised the others.
“Hadjar, Einen, if Tom disturbed it, let him-”
The Spirit shuddered. In an instant, it appeared right next to Einen. In the trail of blue flame it
