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The presence the pitch-black sphere gave off was extraordinary. The blood-red moon that once loomed high, gazing down on all creation, had been overwhelming in its own right, but this was different.
It hovered with a silence that evoked desolation, but its gaze pinned me down like an immovable weight. The presence it radiated was transcendent.
It was no bigger than a human head. And yet I couldn't shake the feeling that the blood-red moon I had faced earlier was more of a seal than armor.
Was it only my imagination?
Cold sweat soaked my back. My ragged breaths echoed in my ears, matching the frantic rhythm of my heartbeat. I couldn't tell if the sound was mine or just a hallucination.
My fingers flinched as I paused to think.
Should I attack first? Somehow, I thought it would be too late to respond if I waited until after seeing the demon king's attack. Nevertheless, there was a sense of crisis that I would lose my life if I moved first.
In the midst of all of this, one question was clear. How would this guy attack?
As the red moon, his attacks had been bizarre. He intentionally smashed his own vessel and sent fragments flying. Then he lashed his tongue like a whip. The final one was far from a normal attack, since he crashed down like a meteor.
Now that such a being had revealed his true form, his method of attack was a simple approach.
A low hum buzzed in my ears. Like a swarm of bees' wings flapping entered my ears. Maybe it was tinnitus, triggered by the strain of absolute focus.
My condition was so bad that it was impossible for me to distinguish it clearly. However, it was clear that the pitch-black sphere was approaching at every moment.
Something felt strange. It was clear that the opponent was closing the distance. Most of my senses were affirming the sphere's approach, but only my eyes said otherwise.
The sphere wasn't getting any bigger. It moved closer, but its size didn't change. That dissonance rattled me.
I stared blankly at the sphere as it just crashed into me. I was unable to stand the impact and spat out both saliva and blood. The pain came belatedly.
Was this what it felt like to fall from the top of a mountain and hit the ground? It was as if my whole body had been crushed. The only reason I didn't collapse was because my body had failed to register the attack in time.
My limbs were shaky, and I was dizzy as...
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