"Here it comes!"

The redhead growled out before pushing the ground beneath his feet. He looked like a red blur as he charged toward me with incredible speed. Judging from the fiery energy surrounding his sword, he was preparing to use Blaze!

I ran toward him as well. I wasn’t going to underestimate the guy, and my prudence was quickly proven to be wise. Just before we made contact, redhead’s eyes flashed with cunning before he abruptly cut to my side at a 45-degree angle. He kept zigzagging around me in an attempt to catch me off-guard.

"Trying to kill yourself?!"

I stabbed the Heaven-stealing Sword into the ground and executed War Crush, but the redhead was able to react in time and dodge the skill completely. Rushing in again with unpredictable movements, he slipped behind me and slashed out with lightning speed!

Chiang!

Steel met steel, and I managed to parry his first strike completely. Annoyed by the failed hit, he swerved past me again and spun around for another strike!

I had figured out his plan at this point. It was a classic close-range battle technique, the butterfly...