"Haaahhhhhhh!"
With a low roar, the Knight Order Leader dragged his heavy greatsword forward in a ferocious charge like a wild beast. Florentine's tip scraped along the ground, throwing up a trail of long sparks and deep gashes in the road.
Watching the Knight Order Leader charge at him with unmatched might, Fang Li's expression remained utterly calm. Like a silent Oni, he flickered and, at a speed too astonishing to follow, darted before the charging Knight Order Leader.
"Clang..."
The faint sound of Commanding Sword leaving its sheath rang out.
"Whoosh..."
The sharp blade sliced through the air, carrying a piercing edge as it slashed fiercely toward the Knight Order Leader's neck while he was still charging forward.
If the Knight Order Leader was a crazed beast, then Fang Li was a cold weapon.
No matter how powerful the opponent was, no matter how much pressure they gave off, a weapon had only one task.
That was to accurately sever the opponent's vital point and deliver a fatal blow.
"Clang—!"
The strike aimed at a vital point was blocked in an instant.
The Knight Order Leader's forward momentum did not slow, yet Florentine in his hand suddenly rose, allowing Bō Xié's sharp blade to fall against the greatsword's broad, thick edge and scrape out crimson sparks.
Only then did the Knight Order Leader abruptly halt his charge.
"Boom—!"
The instant the wildly charging Knight Order Leader stopped, the ground that had borne the full force of his momentum exploded upward, unleashing a violent shockwave that swept countless stones in every direction.
Naturally, Fang Li, who had attacked the Knight Order Leader from the closest range, was the first to bear the shockwave's all-encompassing assault.
If it had been anyone else, even an extraordinary being like William, who possessed the