Before the already shattered Horaka Defense Line, the demon tide's advance had grown ever fiercer and more unstoppable with the passage of time. Those frenzied beasts, reeking of heavy bloodshed, charged toward the Mithril Royal City of the Kalamus Empire as if they knew neither fear nor fatigue. The earth split apart amid thunderous tremors, and the swirling dust became scorching vapor that boiled the rolling sea of clouds.
The climax of this war was about to unfold, and the nightmare's dance was nearing its end. Since such a grand spectacle was being staged to the accompaniment of piercing roars, how could dazzling light and explosions possibly fail to take the stage as well?
Thus, at the former site of Benido City on the Horaka Defense Line, a figure gleaming gold and crimson with searing energy exploded into view once more amid radiance as brilliant as the sun rising over the horizon. Without question, it was the flash of battle between those who stood at the helm of war, powerful proof that the conflict had reached its fiercest point. Even during the dying collapse of an empire, a Morningstar-tier battle was absolutely worth the serious attention of every creature on the battlefield.
"Rumble!"
"Sian, my defenses are destined to be unmatched! Every attack you make only adds weight to my counterattack!"
Like a burning meteor plunging from the heavens, Donnila shot into the sky before crashing down again in an instant. Flames billowed from his body like he was a red-hot bronze statue, and after that teeth-gritted curse, a blazing white shockwave erupted violently outward from his body.
Not long afterward, walls of flame that connected heaven and earth instantly incinerated every remaining trace of energy and matter in the air. The vast battlefield was once again cleansed by this