Inside the Undead Secret Realm.
Lu Ran, riding on Sudden Death King, was not the only one looking utterly bewildered.
In the distance.
General Ha himself looked just as bewildered.
The massive explosion had not only sent the low-tier overlord Undead Crocodile Dragon flying, but had also blasted General Ha away in his crow tengu form.
As he flew, even Dark Crow, who made up half of that form, got a fright. It released its possession of General Ha and fled, exclaiming, "Caw! What's going on?!"
Dark Crow was shocked. General Ha rolled across the ground a few times before getting up, wiping the blood from his mouth with a paw and looking into the distance.
"This is-" At that moment, vast amounts of energy leaked from Winterfang. Extreme cold and fierce winds rapidly transformed the surrounding terrain, turning a stretch of the Land of Death into a tomb of ice and snow.
Winterfang stood embedded diagonally in the ground.
Cracks appeared along its blade, little by little. Lu Ran and General Ha fell silent.
Because this time, the fracturing was not the sword's separation trait. Winterfang, forged less than half a month ago, was truly cracking, truly breaking.
At the sight, Lu Ran's heart lurched. He wondered whether he had made a mistake during forging and produced a defective weapon.
General Ha also looked at Lu Ran suspiciously, wondering whether Lu Ran's forging skills were lacking.
"Caw! I've only ever heard of gun barrels exploding," Curse Crow said.
"Who knew swords could explode too?" Death Crow said.
"Awesome~" the two crows said together.
"Roar-" Sudden Death King also stared fixedly at the sword.
See? Destructive power alone was not enough. Strong defenses were still essential.
"Bullshit." Lu Ran still refused to believe the sword he had forged was flawed.