The blizzard in Bulida was still raging, turning the pure-white world into a vast expanse of bleakness.
Every snowflake was blocked by the Saint Astra Crystal Canopy Barrier.
The barrier was like a transparent dome, covering several kilometers of land and stretching to the horizon, separating the sky from the earth.
At the center of this white land, two figures stood tall, like statues standing at the end of time.
"Looks like the success of one little trick has made you all ecstatic."
Hycintos calmly turned his head and listened to the sounds outside the barrier.
"..."
Loren said nothing. He merely stared at his enemy with cold eyes, too lazy to engage him in any exchange.
The reporters' cameras two kilometers outside the barrier might not be able to hear them, but the two of them could clearly sense everything happening outside.
"Loren, you're nothing more than a fish on the chopping block. You can just jump a little more energetically than the other fish."
Hycintos finally looked at Loren again. The casual way he held his sword made it seem as if he did not regard his opponent as a person at all.
As soon as he finished speaking, the two attacked, moving so fast that the naked eye could barely follow them.
"Witness the sea of sword qi."
Hycintos held his sword before him. The ground began to crack as invisible sword qi surged forth like waves, rapidly spreading across the entire battlefield.
The primordial power of division rose from the sea of sword qi, attempting to cut down every living thing upon it.
Loren's gaze followed the direction in which the sword qi spread, allowing him to avoid the deadly blades. Even so, he could feel the invisible pressure, with death hot on his heels.
Hycintos