Thoom! The wind seemed to explode as the Ironblood spike shot forwards with insane speed, leaving a visible trail of air along its path. Miles couldn’t help but be surprised, despite being the one who had actually launched the spike. The speed of the Ironblood spike just didn’t make sense when compared to its size. It almost seemed to be defying physics. And there was something else. He could… feel, almost sense the blood spike? Somehow he could see its path and trajectory in his mind’s eye. He knew that if it continued as it was, it would strike old Zhan, smack-dab in his chest. Meanwhile, Zhan Shen, who had been momentarily distracted by the first blood spike, noticed the incoming second spike. To him, it didn’t feel all that different from the others, just larger and maybe a

