TOOAFP Chapter 108: Prince Arthur’s Tomb (3)

"Wh-what? What was that? What is that sound?"

The Archduke scrambled upright — and stumbled backward when he found the monster standing directly behind him.

"What is this thing! Get away — get away from me, you creature!"

But the monster's behavior was strange. Ears pinned back, body pressed almost flat to the ground, it was drooling not with appetite but with something closer to abject terror — the posture of a small animal caught before a predator far above it in the hierarchy.

The next instant, a shockwave tore through the air — rough and enormous, like an invisible hand raking across space.

Thud — yelp!

An immense invisible hand seized the monster and hurled it skyward with tremendous force. It struck the stone wall with a concussive impact and slid to the floor in a broken heap.

"Eek! What is happening?! What—?!"

The Archduke scrambled backward and collapsed.…