Huodou stood atop strange fire.
His eyes glared furiously.
With a lift of his paw, a flaming arrow shot out.
It flew straight for Liumu's heart.
"Fuck, that's vicious! You even know how to launch a sneak attack!"
Liumu gave a soft scoff. The halberd in his hand trembled slightly, and a wall of water rose into the air, blocking the surprise arrow outright.
The collision of flames and seawater triggered a violent explosion.
Rising white mist enveloped the man and beast.
Liumu's eyes immediately changed to slit pupils.
"Roar!"
An attack came.
With a piercing shriek, Huodou swung his sharp claws and tore through the wall of water before Liumu.
Once he caught sight of Liumu himself, the airborne Huodou suddenly opened his enormous mouth.
Flames gathered in his throat again. Seeing this, Liumu glanced sideways.
He bent his legs and immediately leaped into the air.
Whoosh.
Flames sprayed out.
The nearly black-red flames immediately made Liumu take things seriously.
"This little thing isn't showing me any respect."
Liumu muttered and immediately raised his left hand above his head.
Silent waves appeared behind Liumu.
As Liumu swept his hand, they engulfed Huodou like a massive surge.
This move was Tide, one of the Poseidon template's skills.
The tide surged, and Liumu had no intention of stopping there.
He even swept his left hand again. A storm approached, gradually forming a tornado over the sea that reached the horizon.
However...
Huodou truly lived up to being a demonic beast.
Though he had been completely swallowed by seawater, Liumu discovered a flame-like barrier around Huodou's body.
Liumu's tide had not submerged him at all.
As the tide gradually receded,
Huodou's figure emerged again.
Unlike his earlier blind attacks, however, Huodou was now considerably more cautious.
Water countered fire.
Although Huodou lacked