"Ah... it's getting bigger! A miracle! It's a miracle!"
In Cloudstone Market, someone stood on a rooftop, pointing excitedly at a streak of red light on the horizon.
"The Titans of Strife are finally coming to wipe out vermin like us! Hooray!"
"Did a donkey kick you in the head? That red light clearly isn't headed for us!"
"Oh, I get it. Nikadori's getting married... and wants everyone to share in the celebration."
They chattered over one another, oblivious to the mounds of earth piled in the corner. The mounds were crumbling away, releasing faint traces of corruption.
Boom!
The Illusory Sword fell with tremendous force. The shockwave alone flattened all of Castrum Kremnos, both within and beyond its walls.
The much-vaunted Blade of Heavenly Condemnation lost its luster, dimming to the color of ordinary iron as it fell from the sky.
The blade plunged straight into Nikadori's chest, driving him and the entire arena down into the magma beneath the earth.
Molten rock churned.
Only after a long while did the Golden Chains slowly reel in, dragging Nikadori's ruined body out of the searing heat.
His once-divine body was in tatters, but the moment he was pulled from the lava, he began struggling desperately again. The magma he flung off nearly hit Yan Huan's clothes.
"Whoa, he can still move?"
Standing behind Mimicry Judah, Yan Huan cautiously poked his head out to study the legendary Titan of Strife.
Nikadori was still aggressive. The chains just kept him from using many of his moves.
"It's a miracle." Phainon came to Yan Huan's side and watched Nikadori continue to struggle. "Thank goodness Brother Yan Huan came with us. If it had been just Mydei and me, we'd have had a brutal fight on our hands."
"Hmph. It was practically a