Alexander and the last of the Fireblade Cavalry had all perished under Coldblade’s sword at this point. Our attacks only riled him up even further than he already was, and he kept tossing out Ice Blasts and storm attacks while ignoring our attacks.

“Can’t hold on any longer! Retreat!”

Everyone started backing away from the boss after I barked out the retreat order.

“Haha, you ants…”

Coldblade continued to laugh madly and sinisterly as he charged toward us. Pushing Lin Yixin behind me in a hurry, I raised the Heaven-stealing Sword and prepared to make the last stand. It was because I had higher Defense compared to Lin Yixin thanks to the 6-star Outstanding Earth-grade cloak. I wasn’t lacking in the HP department either.

……

Swhoosh!

A column of red light suddenly poured down from the sky just as Coldblade was about to swing his hurricane-sheathed sword at me. The next moment, a strange sword covered in a red glow stabbed itself into a rock and let out a clear, melodious ring.

"What? The… the Sword of the...