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"Whoosh—!"
Watching the pure white flames transform into a comet and shoot toward her with a piercing whistle, a grave expression surfaced on Kazami Yuuka's cold, exquisite face. But beyond that gravity, there was another emotion.
Joy!
Without a doubt, Kazami Yuuka was the type who became happier the stronger her opponent was!
Thus, when she sensed that Wu Yan's strength had suddenly risen considerably after equipping that burning knight's outfit that resembled flames, Kazami Yuuka's face held both gravity and delight.
Of course, delight was one thing, but the pure white flames truly gave Kazami Yuuka a sense of danger. Nor was she some reckless person who only knew how to charge forward.
Therefore, without another word, Kazami Yuuka took her first step back since the battle began. Her body turned into an afterimage as she retreated at incredible speed.
"Whoosh—!"
Although Kazami Yuuka retreated extremely quickly, the pure white flames were even swifter. As they streaked through the air at high speed, the flames seemed to swell against the wind, abruptly expanding until they became an incomparably massive ball of pure white fire.
Like a white sun, the ball of pure white fire flashed through the air. Its speed suddenly surged, and before Kazami Yuuka's expression could change much, it caught up to her in an instant. Then, beneath her shrinking pupils, it exploded.
"Boom—!"
Terrifying waves of fire swept out wildly from where the pure white sun had exploded. Gusts of wind, almost tangible and carrying horrifying heat, ravaged the air, blasting apart nearly half the sunflowers below.
After the exploding white firestorm raged for a while, a