"----"
A stifling silence began to spread through the air.
A pitch-black storm of magical energy swept through the entire cavern, making even the air seem heavy.
As Saber recklessly unleashed that vicious magical energy, Luo Zhen and the others almost held their breath. They did not dare act rashly, and could only stand frozen in place beneath Saber's cold gaze.
Fortunately, someone here could withstand the pressure and was the first to break the stalemate.
"----Ansuz----"
When those words appeared in the air and transformed into blazing masses of flame, the cavern was finally dyed red.
At this moment, the first person to withstand the pressure Saber brought was, as expected, Caster.
"Although I don't know what you know..."
Caster stared at Saber, a somewhat ferocious smile appearing on her face.
"But since we're going to have to fight no matter what, I'll knock you down first and worry about the rest later!"
After her brazen declaration, the heat drove away the heavy air, turning it scorching. At the same time, it transformed into fiery shells that streaked across the space and shot toward Saber one after another.
"Magic?"
Saber coldly gazed at the incoming masses of flame, not dodging in the slightest as she took their direct hits.
"Boom boom boom boom boom...!"
Amid a series of explosions, waves of fire surged up and engulfed Saber's entire body.
Before the others could react, however, a pitch-black holy sword swung heavily within the flames. With a resounding "clang," it seemed to cleave the scorching fire apart and sent it flying away.
Saber then reappeared before everyone, looking as though she had not even lost a single hair.
"Tch..." Caster clicked her tongue. "I knew it wouldn't work?"
As Caster was about to do something else, she was interrupted.
"Whoosh!"