"Thud—!"
The instant that tremendous, muffled impact resounded from within the Amber Tornado, everyone saw it.
The amber tornado, powerful enough to send a Flame Haze Warrior like Wilhelmina flying, suddenly burst apart as though it had been shattered.
"Whoosh—!"
The howling wind swept the Amber Gale outward, stirring up a sandstorm-like phenomenon that spread in every direction from the inn.
And from within it, a figure was sent flying backward.
At a speed even faster than Wilhelmina had been sent flying earlier, it shot out from the exploded Amber Tornado.
Upon seeing that figure, Wilhelmina cried out.
"Pheles!"
That was right.
The one hurled backward from the exploded Amber Tornado was not Fang Li, who had just taken a powerful punch, but Pheles, the one who had launched the attack.
"Bang!"
Immediately afterward, from within the still-undispersed amber storm came the sound of air being violently crushed beneath a foot.
The instant that sound rang out, a figure broke through the air and closed in on Pheles, who had yet to land, at astonishing speed.
"Flash Run—Flying Moon..."
The kick carrying terrifying force landed heavily on Pheles's chest.
"Boom—!"
Amid the thunderous collision, the Crimson King known as Pheles became a meteor and crashed into the sand, kicking up a towering cloud of dust that scattered in every direction like enormous waves.
Then, the huge curtain of sand was scattered in a single sweep by the figure descending from the sky.
"Urgh..."
Pheles lay in the enormous crater, preparing to struggle to her feet.
"Bang—!"
However, the descending figure landed atop Pheles, reached out sharply, seized her by the throat, and pressed the Crimson King back down.
"Ghk...!"
Pheles let out a pained sound.
Her eyes slowly widened as well.
Because the man gripping her throat and pinning her