'Let us see how strong I am, at my current peak.'
Nolamine thought as he met with the Velociraptor that was on his right side. He had turned so to launch a surprise attack on them after successfully luring one of them onto the underground centipedes. Knowing that his dagger could chip its claws from just blocking some of their attacks and it being the leader of the three influenced his decision.
Even though he was surprised, he was happy to find out what other kind of attack to expect and it was one he did not want to be hit with even in his black smoke form. In fact, he instantly thought that it was too dangerous because, unlike the mana-based attacks he had been facing till then, theirs was like that of the fish-like beast that he first fought. It was natural, with them being able to produce such an attack without the use of mana.