Chapter 617: Intent to Kill Them All
BOOOOM!
The impact was cataclysmic. A wave of raw energy exploded from the collision point, flattening everything around them. Wind howled, dust flew, and the ground cracked violently. Both Max and Elias were thrown backward through the air, their figures spinning midflight before crashing down hard on opposite sides of the battlefield.
They lay there for a breath, both panting, both bruised. The smoke cleared slowly.
And yet... both stood up again.
Their swords still in hand.
Max’s eyes sharpened as the dust settled around them, and without missing a beat, he called forth his flame concept. The air around him wavered from the heat as black flames surged out, curling around his sword like a living inferno.
The temperature spiked in an instant, and the ground beneath his feet began to crack from the sheer intensity. His sword gleamed menacingly—no longer just a blade of metal but a weapon coated with two devastating concepts: the violent, consuming might of black fire and the razor-sharp edge of his Severing Sword Concept.
And yet they didn’t clash—they flowed together, perfectly blended, as if they had been born for one another. Max’s past experience in fusing auras had made this combination feel natural, even effortless, and the result was terrifying.
Every swing of his sword now held both the destructive hunger of flames and the clean, merciless cut of absolute severance.
Elias saw it too. And he charged.
Max didn’t wait. They both launched themselves at each other with explosive speed, colliding in a fierce clash of power that shook the ground and sent violent shockwaves ripping through the air.