The collision between Platinum-Rank steel and abyssal iron sounded like a thunderclap inside a sealed vault.
A shockwave erupted from the point of impact, carrying enough concussive force to distort the air itself. The kinetic blast pulverized the courtyard's cobblestones, turning the ancient masonry into lethal shrapnel. The sheer pressure ripped the surrounding trees out by their roots, sending heavy oak trunks tumbling across the manicured grass.
Her greatsword rebounded. The physical feedback traveling down the hilt was severe enough to fracture the bones in an ordinary knight's arms. The crimson flames wreathed around the blade scattered, splashing against the Demon Lord's armor like liquid fire.
Samantha landed firmly on the edge of the crater, her boots digging deep trenches into the dirt to arrest her backward momentum. She checked the Demon Lord's halberd.
