The enormous Red Dragon, summoned by the Herrscher of Thunder, charged down at the Raiden Shogun with the power of a storm. Its claws and wings descended with incomparable force.
The Raiden Shogun had no time to worry about anything else. She redirected her incompletely charged strike toward the flying dragon.
The blade flashed past, slicing through the Red Dragon's body, as though Kurikara had already been cut in two.
Of course, it had not. That was merely an illusion created by the blade's light...
Kurikara was not so fragile. Though the Raiden Shogun's slash was powerful... Kurikara, strengthened by the power of a Herrscher, was not so easily defeated.
Still, that blow had indeed severely wounded Kurikara. Yet under the Herrscher of Thunder's protection and the effects of Herrscher power, Kurikara—born from death—rapidly recovered.
It continued pouncing toward the Raiden Shogun...
Seeing that her strike had failed to kill the flying dragon, the Raiden Shogun was somewhat surprised, but she immediately blinked away and evaded the attack.
With the Raiden Shogun gone, Kurikara lunged at empty air and crashed directly onto the shore below! Then... it let out an enraged roar toward the sky. The shockwaves produced by its massive dragon roar churned the surrounding seawater, while the mountain rocks could not withstand the pressure and immediately collapsed...
The one having the hardest time was Kujou Sara, who stood not far away...
Amid the Red Dragon's roar, she could barely keep her footing. She quickly braced herself against a nearby rock to avoid falling.
"So powerful... Is this what a battle between gods is like?"
Kujou Sara was utterly shaken. Though she had witnessed the Raiden Shogun's blade before, this was the first time she had seen a battle on the same level as the Raiden Shogun.
It was