The scene fell silent once more.
Both the raging winds and the flying sand and stones gradually subsided.
Before a tree trunk that had been snapped in half at the waist, Garfiel sat slumped on the ground, his expression exceedingly grim.
The Knight Sword embedded in the broken trunk beside his cheek seemed to proclaim what his fate would have been if that thrust had been aimed at his head instead, radiating an overwhelming presence.
Moreover, the Knight Sword had not even been drawn from its sheath. It had been driven in with both sword and scabbard intact, as though its user could not even be bothered to unsheathe it, stabbing harshly at Garfiel's pride.
Fang Li remained in the pose of having thrown the Knight Sword, only lowering his raised hand after a long while.
"Had enough?"
Fang Li spoke as though he had run out of patience.
"If you have, how about we end this here?"
Those impatient words provoked Garfiel as well.
Just as Garfiel was about to charge forward again, someone finally stopped him.
"Whoosh—!"
Amid the howl of rushing wind, the Meteor Hammer became a blurred black shadow and, pulled by its chain, swung heavily into Garfiel's former position.
"Bang—!"
The half-snapped tree trunk was immediately smashed to pieces by the Meteor Hammer, bursting into splinters that filled the air.
Fortunately, Garfiel had already darted away before that, avoiding the blow.
Only then did the Meteor Hammer's owner retrieve it, wrapping the chain around the Knight Sword and pulling it back as well.
Amid the clattering of chains, Rem reached out and caught the Meteor Hammer and Knight Sword as they were reeled back, falling from midair alongside the chain.
"That is enough."
Then, without hesitation, Rem issued a warning.
"If you continue challenging my