The next second, the holy sword completely enveloped in black lightning came crashing down.
Unlike the black light cannons that had flashed and vanished instantly before, what surged forth this time was an endless torrent of darkness.
It was not a beam, but a black tide that devoured everything.
The instant it erupted from the sword tip, it swept toward Bomber Requiem with unstoppable force.
Fine, ominous lightning and flame flickered within that darkness, swallowing even the light in its path.
It was as though someone had forcibly torn off a small piece of solidified night and spread it beneath the skies of the East Sea coast.
The surrounding air let out a shrill blast as it was compressed by magical power, while the ground turned into scorching layers of rock.
The elegant smile on Bomber Requiem's face finally froze.
He had originally stood there with his arms folded, calmly waiting to watch Saber Alter's "futile" attack miss.
But when the black tide came flooding toward him, he realized something was wrong. Why wouldn't this light cannon end?
All the previous attacks had ended after a single strike. Even that world-destroying black light from just now had only been an instantaneous eruption.
Yet this time, the torrent of darkness seemed endless, washing over him without pause.
"Hmph, just a trick to stall for time. You think this can hurt me?"
He raised a hand and activated his time-deletion ability. The space around him suddenly rippled.
The black tide's advance truly paused for a moment, then, as though someone had pressed fast-forward, slammed into the mountain wall behind him.
The black tide triggered an earth-shaking explosion. Rubble flew over a thousand meters away, battering the outer protective barrier until it hummed.
But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, that