The Ninth Shadow moved. Only once. A single step and a single sword strike.
There was nothing grand about it. No massive sword projection appeared, no sea of energy erupted, and no violent phenomenon filled the sky. The black sword simply came forward.
And Max felt death immediately.
His instincts screamed louder than before.
Dragonheart rose as the Emotion Severing Path surged through the blade, and Max met the attack head on.
Clang!
For the briefest instant, the two swords touched.
Then the world exploded.
BOOM!
A terrifying shockwave erupted from the point where the blades met. The ground vanished, the air was torn apart, and the darkness surrounding the battlefield seemed to shudder. A wave of destructive sword force spread outward in every direction.
Everything within ten kilometers was erased.
