The assassin holding the twin swords saw the family of three. His malicious grin widened. Without a second thought, the man raised his boot and delivered a casual but devastatingly powerful kick to the base of the severed tree trunk.
The massive top half of the oak tree violently tilted, accelerating its fall, plummeting directly toward the family standing by the wall.
"You bastard!" Hide roared, his dark mana flaring as he tried to rush forward.
But the father of the family was quick-witted. Seeing the colossal shadow descending upon them, the man didn't freeze.
With a desperate scream, he grabbed his wife by the shoulder and scooped his daughter up by the waist, violently throwing all three of them backward onto the park grass.
CRASH!
The massive oak tree slammed into the brick boundary wall, utterly obliterating it. Bricks, dust, and heavy branches exploded outward, missing the family by mere inches.
Hide's mind went into an absolute frenzy.
