Whoosh!
Frigid air descended like a river of stars pouring from the heavens. The instant it sliced through the atmosphere, it froze the air itself, scattering vast, exquisite ice crystals along its path.
Wrapped in such cold and carrying countless ice crystals, the Inheritance Sword was brought down by Shalti in the blink of an eye, slashing at Riezel as he retreated rapidly with a grip on Gigabyte's collar.
This sword strike was beautiful.
This sword strike was powerful.
Her waist-length ice-blue hair fluttering and her matching eyes filled entirely with resolve, Shalti charged at Riezel without hesitation and brought down this strike, which contained all of her fighting spirit.
The stunning slash seemed capable of freezing this entire world into ice—beautiful and dangerous.
Unfortunately, even in the face of such an unparalleled strike, no fighting spirit rose within Riezel's heart.
Snap!
In an instant, Riezel snapped his fingers.
Whoosh!
The moment the snap rang out, Riezel and Shalti immediately switched places. They went from facing one another to standing back-to-back.
Boom!
Shalti's breathtaking sword strike fell, unleashing waves of freezing currents and causing countless ice blossoms to bloom in the air.
Yet the strike missed without surprise.
"...!"
Her strike had missed, and her position had been switched, causing Shalti's eyes to waver. Yet her movements did not pause in the slightest.
She turned on instinct. Before she could even clearly see Riezel, she had already swung a second strike, sending countless ice crystals and frigid air tearing through the sky again.
But by then, Riezel had already turned around and extended a hand toward the Inheritance Sword and the torrent of ice rushing down at him.
Boom!
Magnificent ice blossoms bloomed again, turning the moonlit heavens into a river of ice and snow. Moonlight spilled over it as