The strand of raven-black hair clinging to Rowan's tunic suddenly came to life.
It shot forward, separating itself from the fabric, and transformed into a bright magic circle, shielding Rowan and his family from the undead knight's sword strike.
CLANG!
The pair of green orbs inside the knight's visor flickered for a moment.
His attack was effortlessly stopped… not by the magic circle, but rather the terrifying being that emerged from it.
A portal leading to the vast unknown had formed within the magic circle. From it, a serpentine creature with ominous black scales emerged.
At the moment, the undead knight's great sword had been caught in the razor-sharp jaws of the serpent.
The black snake's topaz eyes gleamed with a predatory light, and the next moment, it ruthlessly snapped the knight's sword into countless pieces.
HIISSSS!!
The black serpent shot out of the portal, coiling around the knight's torso and limbs in the blink of an eye.
