Years had passed since Blakk was exiled from Vigo’s team, left to fend for himself in the dark depths of Slugterra. The boy who had once worked the mines, enslaved and humiliated, was gone. In his place stood a man—a seasoned, cold-blooded slugslinger, hardened by betrayal and sharpened by every misstep he’d taken along the way. But Blakk hadn’t just survived—he had thrived.

Blakk had become one of the most feared slugslingers in Slugterra. His name alone made people uneasy, his reputation for ruthlessness and cunning preceding him wherever he went. Today, he was headed to a remote town known for hosting one of the most prestigious duels between elite slug throwers—the prize: a rare, never-before-seen slug.