The smell of scorched flesh spread through the air, sharp and bitter.
More importantly, the flames did not stop after burning.
As if it had a will of its own, the purple-black flame burrowed downward through the flesh, burning from the ground into a deeper layer. Using the flesh as fuel, it spread madly in every direction.
There was not the slightest surprise in Adrian's gloomy eyes. Clearly, he knew exactly what kind of power he had borrowed.
Using the Jet-Black Wings behind him, he rose slightly into the air, his feet leaving the ground. He slowly raised his flaming hand and sent it toward the Colossus.
Purple-black flames poured from his palm, condensing into a thick pillar of fire that slammed directly into the Colossus's chest.
The instant the flesh membrane met the purple-black flames, it began to curl.
The dark red flesh membrane that had blocked everyone's attacks finally cracked beneath those flames.
Cracks spread outward from the scorched point across the membrane, exposing the flesh beneath. Purple-black flames slipped through the fissures and burned inward from the outside.
The Colossus let out a roar unlike its previous ones. This one carried pain.
Its arms slammed down toward its chest, trying to extinguish the flames. But once the purple-black fire touched something, it would not let go. Instead, it spread from its chest to its palms.
The Blue Knight saw an opening.
Her threads erupted at the same moment, and she swept past from the side. Scarlet Sword Qi flooded into her Rapier as she slashed fiercely at the Colossus's flame-cracked flesh membrane.
The strike cut nearly half a foot deep, penetrating far more deeply than any of her previous attacks.
The Great Ascendant moved as well. The light beam from his chest blasted into the crack burned