Crack-crack, crack, crack-
A dense succession of cracking sounds rang through the sky. At that moment, the Giant Blade clashing with his Scabbard began to fracture at the point of contact, the cracks swiftly spreading across its entire length.
The expression beneath Red Demon's blood-red fur changed instantly.
Humm-
The Giant Blade shattered like a glass mirror. Countless fragments scattered through the air, reflected in his drastically dilated pupils. The force was boundless, as though every tiny thread of red light on the Scabbard contained the roaring fury of endless Sinfire.
That slash swept straight toward him with unstoppable force, reflecting that icy gaze. It was as though he no longer faced a person, but a monster that had lived for countless ages.
Rrrip-
The exploding Sinfire smashed through all his defenses. The arcing blade light tore open his chest, and the red radiance that blotted out the sky illuminated the entire hollow of the Fourth Layer.
His scream sounded like that of a tiger being disemboweled by an elk.
It echoed shrilly throughout the entire space.
The faces of the Nightmare King and the others all changed drastically.
Red Demon, the physically strongest among them, had his blade broken in a single exchange and was nearly cleaved in two.
Boom-
Amid the tremendous explosion, Red Demon's burning body flew backward and slammed heavily into the dense spatial structure. Half his body had been cleanly split open. The scarlet Sinfire clung to his Black Mist-wreathed body like maggots burrowing into bone, constantly crawling deeper inside.
The immense pain was like ten thousand ants gnawing at his heart. Even the entire hand that held the Giant Blade had been mangled and burned away.
Amid the rising Sinfire.
The young man held the Scabbard, no expression visible beneath his lowered eyelids.
His