Seeing a completely unfamiliar man emerge from the house where "Flame" Danitz had been hiding, Calm Skaal felt as if his head were about to explode.
This is a trap. They came to hunt us... Are they official Beyonders, or did the Iceberg Admiral arrive in Bayam ahead of schedule?
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but none could help in the current battle. The calmness Skaal was known for had long since been cast aside. He abruptly pulled several slender scalpels from his pocket and flung them like throwing knives, backing away as he shouted:
"Hold her back!"
The Zombies controlled by Maviti had already been burned into rotten flesh by the holy light. Mad Dog, who possessed explosive power, had had his head blown apart by the powerful Good Luck Pistol. Only Blood-Colored Thorns Huntley and another Beyonder pirate still had the strength to fight.
Hearing Skaal's shout, one of them reached into a hidden pouch beneath his cloak, grabbed a handful of pale red powder, and muttered in Ancient Hermes:
"Flame!"
The incantation, identical to the name of the three-thousand-pound pirate, ignited the powder, turning it into a searing wave of flame that swept forward.
The other pirate drew two daggers, twirling them deftly in his hands as he lunged through the flames, ready to cooperate with the Warlock's spell and deliver a fatal blow.
Bang—
The flames abruptly compressed, then exploded. Amid the bright yellow fire appeared a point of icy blue, which rapidly expanded. After briefly deadlocking with the flames, more frost surged forth, extinguishing the blaze and sweeping across the street. Caught off guard, the dual-dagger pirate was engulfed by ice and instantly turned into an immobile ice sculpture.
This... is far stronger than Steel's frost powers!
Blood-Colored Thorns Huntley was likewise brushed by