Sunburst, Hot Blood

Just as Weslan moved, Solam moved as well. His killing intent toward Alfred was far stronger than Weslan's. Weslan acted for goodness and justice, while Solam acted purely for himself.

Solam had no way of knowing what Alfred was thinking, so he still believed Alfred had noticed something. The hatred from having his roots severed had enraged Solam beyond measure, but it had not truly risen to the level of hatred. The divine artifact was different. It had turned Solam and Alfred into mortal enemies who could not coexist!

And so, without knowing it in the slightest, Alfred had become Solam's sworn enemy! Neither side would rest until the other was dead! If he had known, Alfred would probably have slapped himself twice. Why did he have to run his mouth?!

Golden-red light flared around Solam's body, and he blinked to Alfred's side. He viciously slashed his spear down at Alfred!

"Sunburst!!!" A mass of blazing light suddenly exploded around Alfred. The light was so brilliant and dazzling that it felt as if a sun had exploded overhead! (A divine artifact ability, a targeted spell ability. The weapon did not need to strike the enemy; as long as they were within a certain range, it could be cast upon them. Its power was five times that of Solar Flare Burst.)

"BOOM!!!!" As the light exploded, a deafening blast made the entire underground space tremble. The terrifyingly high temperature sent the air into a frenzy, instantly creating countless air currents that whipped the entire subterranean space into a raging gale!

It had come too suddenly. Alfred had only been cautiously guarding against Solam's "Annihilation Slash" and had not mentally prepared for him to suddenly use a spell. He was hit head-on! Though the Blood Crystal protected him, he had still taken