Chapter 106 Fighting Blind (2/2)

He gathered as much Shadow Essence as he could, then forcefully expelled it

It was the exact opposite of how he normally attacked Rather than concentrate the Shadow Essence as he would when using Essence from his other Realms, now he cast it out in a thin mist that spread all around him

He could not yet properly Sense Natural Essence, but the Essence from his own Realms was another matter That, he could Sense with little effort

That alone would not have helped him, but if he could Sense where it was, then he could also Sense where it wasn't — in the ground, in the plants and trees, andtoward hiht at that moment

Now that he could tell where the creature was, he easily sidestepped the attack, then lashed out with a deep cut into the creature's flank as it hurtled past him

The creature roared in pain, then cae of Arran's hly ap in the mist of Shadow Essence It seee one, at least nine feet tall at the shoulder

For awhat to do Then, it slowly began to back away — perhaps it understood that the situation had changed

”I don't think so,” Arran said quietly

If it moved any further away, he would be unable to Sense it And if it attacked again later, ithim before he could respond

Arran knew he could only maintain the mist of Shadow for a short time, and after that, he would once more be vulnerable — at least until he replenished his Shadow Essence

But more importantly, the creature had attacked and injured him And for that, it would pay with its life

At once, Arran dashed forward as fast as he could, toward the creature Then, with all the power he had, he ra the blade in all the way to the hilt

For several seconds, neither Arran nor the creature moved, and Arran could feel his heart pound in his chest as he feared the creature ht have survived the blow

But then, the creature sluround, the life ripped froh its brain

Afroe that he had only barely escaped death

It took hiht, the experience had been one he did not care to repeat — short though the battlerelatively unscathed, he knew he had only narrowly avoided a terrible fate

As he calmed down, however, a small smile appeared on his face He had found a way to see without seeing