226 CCXXVI. The Bonefire

After that, one of the two men hit sank to the ground, lifeless, while the other crawled away from their field of vision, following his other companion, who after noticing the invaders had disappeared.

"That bastard is going to blow our cover!" yelled Karl, referring to the man who managed to escape.

Just then, after Karl's words, Dag jumped from the boat to the rocky shore of the cave.

The jump was incredibly daring: about 5 meters separated the Brass Arrow from the cave and for a moment, his companions feared that he would end up in the water, or worse, on those sharp rocks.

While suspended in mid-air, a large amount of dark liquid came out of his arms and back.

He threw the hammer forcefully into the cave and it violently hit the wall in front of him, wedging into the rock and leaving a beam of black fluid behind, connected to Dag's right arm.