A black afterimage had appeared beside it at some point, weapon raised high.
In that instant, a crimson greatsword filled its entire vision.
"This is..."
Grem's pupils widened slightly.
Then an icy voice rang out beside it.
"Heavenly Fire, unsheathe!"
It did not even have time to react.
The blazing orange-red flames filled every inch of the area.
Hot!
That was the first sensation felt by both Grem and Kevin.
Ren Yu activated the Flame Core, unleashing an unprecedented temperature.
Boom!
A dazzling little sun formed, so bright that no one could open their eyes.
Ten thousand degrees?
No, in less than a second.
The temperature of the surrounding environment had already exceeded one hundred thousand degrees!
And it was still rising!
Under such absolute heat, everything around them melted and collapsed.
The small units Grem had released lasted less than a second before all turning to ashes.
"Body temperature too high... Body temperature too high..."
At that moment, Grem's environmental monitoring system seemed to have malfunctioned, its red lights flashing nonstop.
Even though its Active Metal was a Sixth Order material, under the zero output Ren Yu unleashed, it still emitted a teeth-grating creak under the strain.
The ice sculpture encasing Kevin was visibly melting.
Even if he struggled desperately to hold on, he would not be able to last much longer!
At that moment, Ren Yu happened to glance in that direction. Seeing someone's condition, he swung his sword again. The blade flashed, stirring the flowing flames around it as it shot straight toward the ice sculpture.
"?!"
Kevin's eyes widened abruptly.
But by the time he reacted, Ren Yu had already slammed the body of Heavenly Fire Judgment hard against the top of the ice sculpture.
Crack.
The ice sculpture Kevin had created—the one he had believed