Chapter 99: [Bonus chapter] Fierce Reckoning      

"Tiffany!"

Tristan erupted from where he stood, the ground beneath his feet splintering under the intensity of his fury. He surged forward, his singular focus aimed at Lord Schrodinger's vulnerable throat.

Employing [Blink], he traversed the battlefield swiftly, his determination to kill that cat etched across his twisted face. 

However, his advance was abruptly halted by the gleam of Xiaxia's blade.

A mocking tone laced Xiaxia's voice as she spoke, "Changed your mind, have you? I thought that you were not going to join this battle?"

Tristan's pride was as shattered as his initial strategy. "Out of my way!"

There was no time to lick his wounded pride for taking back what he had promised. The safety of their mages hung in the balance, and Tristan's every instinct urged him to protect them at any cost, or they would truly lose this battle.