Wasn't he afraid?
Would the enormous commotion caused by the battle next draw the attention of a True Dragon?!!
If that happened...
He would lose his advantage in fighting a True Dragon as well!!!
Yet that terrifying sword strike was lightly caught between two fingers.
"I admire you."
"Though you are so weak, you still dare to bark before me."
"Such courage is worthy of praise."
"However, I don't like it very much."
The Flame Demon King sneered.
Like an adult man crushing a cheap takeout container, the greatsword reinforced with Originium Arts shattered.
The next instant, blazing winds coiled around him—
Dark red flames, as viscous as lava, surged from his side and became a crimson whip.
The long whip lashed out, as casually as flicking his hand—or patting the head of a passing dog.
Yet that casual blow carved a deadly circle through the entire private room.
An incomparably chilling sensation rose in the Black Empress's heart.
As an artificial life-form...
She was a being without a soul, surviving solely through instinct and reason.
In exchange for having no soul...
Her sixth sense was so powerful that it bordered on the unimaginable.
"Block it, now!!"
"Gather all your power into your armor and sword, and defend!!"
Almost the instant that man raised his hand...
That warning had already surfaced in her mind!!!
The sensation was so intense...
That she did not even have time to urge the commander beside her to be on guard.
She could only mobilize every bit of Originium Arts at the fastest speed to reinforce her armor and sword, taking up a defensive stance.
The next instant.
The crimson whip swept forth like a raging dragon.
It struck everyone equally, except for those behind that man.
Before the incredulous eyes of the heroes...
Their