A shadow suddenly appeared in the sky.
It was a vast mass of clouds, blotting out the sun.
The moment the clouds appeared, they plunged downward with the crushing weight of a mountain.
"Calamity Cloudfall!"
Boom—
Even the earth shuddered.
Everything was swept outward, leaving the ground completely bare.
"Hmph! Claude, were you trying to kill me along with her?"
Steem scowled at the figure who had suddenly appeared.
The man had blue-black curls, wore black, and had a cold expression.
Aching all over, Christa climbed off the ground and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
She sucked in a pained breath as she looked at the two men standing together—Alexander.
"Blue Crystal, I'll be taking your life.
Don't resist. It'll be easier on you that way."
Cloud Claude spoke coldly.
He was like a grim reaper, his expression utterly devoid of warmth.
"You've really gotten me into trouble!"
Morse spoke to Christa with a helpless look.
It was quiet around them, and the moment he spoke, both men noticed him.
Steem frowned, then relaxed his brow.
"Oh, I remember you. Iron Fist Morse, right?
I'll give you a chance. Join me, and you can live!"
His tone was utterly casual.
Although Morse was strong enough that even Gecko Moria, at his current level, was no match for him in a fight.
To Steem, however, he was hardly important.
Claude's expression grew even colder.
"Join you? Why should he?"
He didn't think much of a man like Morse either.
But wasn't Steem disrespecting him in front of everyone?
Steem replied indifferently:
"If you want him, take him. I'll help myself to Blue Crystal's life."
The instant he finished speaking, his lower body turned into steam.
An immense thrust sent him shooting forward.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared