The dagger stabbed in through the back of the priestly robe and pierced out through the front.
Shadow narrowed his eyes.
From the moment he drew his blade, he had released all his mental power, using it to capture every millisecond of change in the attack. If Vermillion Bird dodged, if Vermillion Bird turned around, if Vermillion Bird resisted...
Every possible change had been within his calculations and responses.
Yet nothing happened.
The thrust went smoothly.
The penetration went smoothly as well.
The sound of burning flames now resembled flowing water, soft and pleasing to the ear. Shadow held the dagger in one hand, while the palm of his other hand pressed against the dagger's tip.
The pierced priestly robe turned into flames.
Vermillion Bird's entire body... had become flames. His skin, bones, and organs—every inch of his body was no longer flesh and blood, but had completely undergone Elementalization!
This was the second complete domain he had recently comprehended: Li Fire Body!
An Elementalization domain was one of the highest evolutions among domains—
For as long as the domain remained active,
the domain's master was no longer constrained by the limitations of a flesh-and-blood body. Attacks from ordinary weapons were essentially useless. Bullets without Strong Logic Material embedded in them would pass straight through this flaming body.
The Chasik trait short dagger, imbued with the "Rending" attribute, had indeed unleashed its physical rending property the moment it pierced Vermillion Bird's body. But unfortunately... it was ineffective against the master of an Elementalization domain.
At Vermillion Bird's chest, where his heart should have been, flames splashed apart and opened up a hole!
"So... you've finally shown yourself."
Vermillion Bird narrowed his eyes.
He did not turn around. His head simply twisted one hundred and eighty degrees, meeting Shadow's gaze face-to-face...