'With this… I can crush that cursed sword and the fool who wields it.'
Alice raised her blade again, sweat dripping down her temple, her aura flickering weakly.
Every instinct screamed at her to move, to evade. But she didn't.
Instead, she smiled faintly.
Because even as Velra's power reached its terrifying peak—
—so did hers.
The Hwando met Velra's fist.
The flames swirling around her hand flared wildly the instant they touched the blade—and then exploded.
—BOOM!
A violent shockwave tore through the cave, shaking the earth and sending dust and shards of rock scattering in all directions.
As expected, the descendant of the warrior couldn't withstand the sheer force of the magic. Her sword shattered into fragments that glittered briefly in the air before vanishing into the storm of light.
"Urgh—!"
