Whoosh!
At the center of the pitch-black sea of fire, a violent gale suddenly surged up like a tornado. It first broke through the restraint of the black flames, then swept outward in all directions.
Under the onslaught of the fierce wind, the pitch-black Hellfire was stirred up. Though it was not extinguished, it was scattered as if blown apart in an instant.
The many knights and adventurers surrounded by the black sea of fire immediately saw daylight again, avoiding the fate of further destruction.
"Damn it!"
Bedo was furious. An immense amount of magic power surged from his body again, as though he were preparing to use a second spell.
But this time, Shien did not give him the chance.
"I'd like to see how you dodge this!"
At some point, Shien had moved in front of everyone. Grasping a handful of stones, he continuously hurled them toward Bedo with all his strength.
The stones turned into cannonballs that shook the air. Breaking the sound barrier and triggering bursts of sonic booms, they shot toward Bedo with tremendous force.
Naturally, Bedo no longer dared to underestimate those ordinary-looking stones.
"Black Curtain!"
Bedo immediately chanted a new spell, causing a curtain of pitch-black magic power to unfold around him and form a barrier.
When the incoming stone cannonballs struck the black curtain of magic power, they were all swallowed as though by a black hole. They merely sent ripples across the barrier before vanishing without a trace.
"A defensive spell?"
Shien stopped throwing and casually tossed aside the stones in his hand.
Yet Shien's halt in attacking instead gave Bedo an opportunity.
Looking at the man standing before all the knights and adventurers, the hatred in Bedo's heart rose like flames.
After all, Shien was the person Bedo most wanted