Angel had already experienced the Black Knight's Dominion of Shadows, which controlled an enemy's shadow, and Spirit Flesh Blade, which could cut through any defense and even attack conceptual targets such as the Mirror World, when she ambushed Mr. X and encountered the Aurora Order's Saint.
Thus, having her legs bound by her shadow while a greatsword came down at her head did not panic her. Instead, it felt familiar.
Another member of the Aurora Order!
Boom—
Azure-blue flames ignited along both edges of Angelica's Edge in her hands. Their scorching heat instantly burned the mutated shadow beneath her feet to ashes. Even the greatsword in the Black Knight's hands caught fire under the effects of "destruction," weakening its seemingly unstoppable cutting force.
With a bang, the two weapons, one long and one short, collided. Writhing black matter and searing flames mingled for an instant before separating again. The flames turned orange-yellow and cooled, while the black blade imbued with corruption broke in two once more. Its tip turned into flesh, returned to the surface of the Black Knight's armor, and merged into that lightless darkness.
Before he could summon another identical greatsword, Angel drew her arms back, held her sword level in both hands, and thrust straight at the towering Black Knight's chest.
A spark of black Cursed Flame ignited at the tip, instantly covering the entire sword and replenishing its depleted flames.
The black blaze harmoniously merged with the flames gradually shifting from orange-yellow to yellow-white, forming an eerie gray fire that could not exist under normal conditions. Laden with an aura of utter destruction, it was about to pierce the Black Knight's breastplate without resistance and plunge into his body.
The eyes on the Black Knight's visor suddenly brightened into two spots of light.
"Mental Piercing!"
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