The stream of flame released by Angelica's Edge, which Angel called the "Ray of Destruction," reached a hundred meters in length. Like the Straight Sword itself, it could pierce any defense. After driving it through the Black Knight and the distant Demoness of Despair in one stroke, Angel swept her weapon upward. The hundred-meter flame rose with it, slicing the Black Knight in two from his abdomen to his head like a hot knife through butter. The distant Demoness was likewise cleaved in half.
But Angel showed no delight at killing two demigods with a single strike. She swiftly retreated two steps, dodging the black Greatsword that slashed down from her side. At the same time, the shadow beneath her feet came alive again and tried to seize her ankles, only to be burned into a patch of ash on the grass by the Black Flame that appeared at her toes.
Only then did the disemboweled "Black Knight" turn into a burning paper figurine that steadily shrank. The distant Demoness of Despair's corpse also dissolved into glittering mirror fragments. Her real body emerged unharmed from the ground on the other side, the lips beneath her hood curling slightly, as though mocking Angel's naivety.
A Trick Sorcerer can grant his marionettes all his abilities. The most important are Paper Figurine Substitute and Flaming Jump. Unless I exhaust all the paper figurines they carry, I can't truly hurt them... Angel's heart gradually sank, but her expression remained composed so her opponent wouldn't see her unease. The Straight Sword in her hand, which was steadily spreading scorching heat throughout her body, flared with azure-blue flames again as she slashed at the nearest Black Knight.
At the same time, she continued spreading disease, trying to infect the Trick Sorcerer himself, who remained hidden nearby