The steel-armored fighter thrust its black sword toward Zelter's chest.
At that moment, Zelter shouted, "Die!"
Flames danced around him, and he looked like the king of flames at that moment. The fire seeped into Zelter's sword as he let out that shout. The sword ignited as the flames went in, and the vague shape of a phoenix could be seen rising from the flames.
After a moment, the fighter's sword clashed with Zelter's, and the flames intensified the moment the two swords struck each other.
All of a sudden, the fire started to swallow the other sword. The flames were like rapidly growing vines. The black sword was enveloped by the flames, and an explosive force filled up the black sword.
Right after that, the sound of something cracking could be heard, and everyone was surprised to notice that the black sword started to shatter just moments after it had been enveloped by the flames.
Zelter took a step back, pulling away from the armored fighter.
The-armored fighter lacked any intelligence and was not particularly deft. Even with its sword enveloped by the flames and already cracking, it moved forward and attacked based on its programming, terrifyingly fast. Even though Zelter had pulled back immediately, the fighter quickly caught up and thrust its sword forward again.
This time, Zelter was in no hurry at all. When the sword was about to hit his chest, he sliced right down on the sword. With a crack, the sword immediately broke.
He had been using the Phoenix Cry technique for at least two years and successfully got it to the first stage of mastery. The Phoenix Cry technique did not produce just normal flames, and the black sword was not able to withstand it at all.
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