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Heavy as Lead – Part 05

Without warning, a gust of colorless wind roared past right in front of Aria. It tore through grass and earth, uprooted trees, and punched a hole into the veil of ash. Like a massive hammer sweeping everything away, the invisible force devoured everything in its path.

By the time she registered what had happened, it was already over.

Frozen in place, Aria could only stare in shock at the trail of destruction. The ground beside her had been cleaved, leaving a straight path of barren earth stripped of vegetation.

The sudden anomaly disrupted the air currents, sending ash swirling like powdered snow. A ringing echo of the roar buzzed in her ears.

And the young knight right next to her had vanished.

“Ha…zel?”

She followed the trail of destruction with her eyes and spotted Hazel at the far end. The ground had been carved for a considerable distance, and