The dust filling the sky had barely lifted off the ground before the impact from above forced it back down, scattering it in every direction on the gale.
As much of the dust dispersed, the bolt of lightning that had struck "My Lord" became clearer as well.
The lightning bolt was like a spear driven diagonally through "My Lord," constantly splitting into fine electric serpents as it descended.
Countless dazzling electric serpents spread through the night, as though madly tearing at the darkness, turning the sky as bright as day.
"My Lord" was nailed within that violent lightning, finally pausing for a moment.
The others seized this chance to try and make out what "My Lord" looked like now.
Compared to the colossal skeletal shadow that had sprawled across the heavens earlier, seeming capable of imprisoning the entire earth, "My Lord" had now shrunk countless times over.
Though his body had diminished greatly, the flames surging over him were more terrifying than any gigantic monster.
The flames burning upon "My Lord" seemed to possess a will of their own. They extended upward along his spine and joined atop his skull, forming a savage crown of fire.
His body was completely shrouded in flames, which had even condensed into the outline of armor;
The blazing flames on his shoulders swelled like pauldrons covering them;
The dancing flames across his chest crisscrossed, entwined, and fused, forming layers like a breastplate;
His arm and leg bones were likewise covered by flames that fitted tightly against them, like vambraces and greaves;
Even around his ribs and spine, wisps of fire interlocked with one another, forming something akin to a cuirass.
Every inch of this armor condensed from flames pulsed in a steady rhythm, radiating danger.
If not for that diagonal bolt of lightning, "My