The insects that had filled the sky and covered the ground
had all been slaughtered, and Rex finally relaxed.
Those insects that did not fear the Holy Light had been the hardest to deal with. As for Anub'arak, who was charging furiously toward him, Rex felt no fear at all.
The airborne spike kept hurtling forward, accompanied by a piercing sound.
It was the sonic boom produced as the spike tore through the air.
Rex had a wealth of combat experience. The instant he heard the sound, he moved, swinging the Ashbringer toward its source without the slightest hesitation.
The insects around him began burning in the Holy Fire.
Not a single insect could get close. The few dozen scattered survivors were no longer any threat.
The Ashbringer descended, striking the spike with perfect accuracy.
Tremendous force surged from Rex's hands. Before becoming a Heroic warrior, he had relied on his strength, which had already rivaled that of Heroic warriors. After he attained that rank, his physique had improved enormously, and his strength had become even more terrifying.
The spike was roughly three meters long and as thick as the mouth of a bowl. It looked exceedingly long and pointed, with an incomparably sharp tip. Rex had no doubt that if it struck him, it would instantly gouge a hole in his body.
No, it would pierce straight through him.
Holy Light erupted, and the Eternal Flame upon the Ashbringer began to swirl ceaselessly.
Rex exerted himself with both arms.
The spike hurtling toward him was cleaved apart in a single stroke.
Holy Light poured endlessly from the Ashbringer like the waters of a great river, surging and erupting without any sign of running dry.
Crack, crack, crack!
As the sounds rang out, the Ashbringer split open a crack in