At such an extraordinary speed, forget locking onto its eyes—keeping up with its pace alone was an extravagant hope.
Faced with this situation, they were almost completely helpless. They could do nothing but watch as Toby swatted them away one by one, sending them plunging into the depths of the Void.
Everyone had fallen into despair. Their emotions, already stretched to the breaking point, now completely collapsed into a chasm of hopelessness.
What occupied their minds now was not battling Toby, but finding a way to escape from his grasp.
The only one who hadn't given up the will to fight was Hailey. However, even her expression grew increasingly grim as she watched the others being taken down one by one. If she failed to come up with a way to ward off Toby soon, she knew she'd inevitably become just another lamb for slaughter.
Hailey's hand, hidden within her sleeve, silently clenched into a fist.
