In midair above the Starry Sky Palace, thousands upon thousands of Flame Haze Warriors descended from the sky, blazing with fire. Like fiery meteors, they launched their assault on the ground below.
Squelch—!
A Crimson Realm Denizen was still fleeing frantically beneath the barrage of lightning when an Ōdachi wreathed in Crimson Karma Fire cleaved it in two. It did not even have time to scream before it turned into fiery dust and vanished.
"Flying Flame!"
Shana, charging at the very front, beat the Fire Wings on her back. Her flame-colored hair danced in the wind, her crimson eyes slowly burning. As the Ōdachi in her hand swept through the air in a scarlet slash, a wave of flame surged up like a tide and blasted forward like a red shockwave.
Boom boom boom boom boom—!
Explosions erupted continuously wherever the flames passed. From afar, it looked as though a wall of fire had risen from the distance and advanced closer, splitting apart the earth while burning Crimson Realm Denizen after Crimson Realm Denizen to nothing, leaving not even a trace behind.
"We're going in too, de arimasu!"
"We will not be left behind!"
Wilhelmina had already put on a fox mask. Countless ribbons extended from her head and shot outward like sharp spears. Like a blooming white lotus, it seemed at a glance as if Ten Thousand Threaded Hands were reaching in every direction.
Squelch—squelch—squelch—
Amid the sounds of flesh being pierced, Crimson Realm Denizens were impaled one after another by ribbons transformed into sharp spears.
"Aaaaahhh—!"
This time, the screams rang out loud and clear as Crimson Realm Denizens died one after another.
—"Crimson-Eyed Flame-Haired Killer."
—"Ten Thousand Threaded Hands."
The two who had served as trump cards in the great war centuries ago once again revealed their