The massive arena was strewn with the wreckage of countless robots. The scorched ground still radiated heat, as if a fierce battle had just ended.
The man in black, SixSix, and Kraab stood on their hoverboards, rising high above the arena as they looked down below.
"Didn't expect there to be a fourth bounty hunter. Wonder how strong he is…" the man in black muttered.
Kraab and SixSix fixed their eyes on the figure below. They could clearly feel the overwhelming aura radiating from Blackfire—terrifying and immense, not a bit weaker than their own.
"Begin the battle!" Vilgax barked.
At his command, the three massive robots moved first. One of them suddenly raised its claw, sharp as a blade, cutting through the air with a violent gust as it struck down toward Blackfire.
Ssshh!
A crimson flash sliced through the air. The robot's arm was severed instantly, crashing to the ground with a heavy thud.
Blackfire stood covered in armor etched with fiery patterns, a blazing scimitar forming in his hand. Heat radiated from the blade, warping the air around him.
"Such speed," the man in black murmured from above, his eyes narrowing.
The instant the giant robot attacked, Blackfire had summoned his flame blade and struck back—swift, ruthless, precise. The blow came and went in the blink of an eye.
The robot didn't react. It couldn't feel pain, only obey orders.
Ssshh!
Its crimson eyes lit up, firing blood-red laser beams that streaked through the air like deadly serpents aimed straight at Blackfire.
He vanished in a blur of motion, reappearing behind the robot.
"Too slow," he rasped.
He raised his blazing blade and sliced through both of the robot's legs in one clean motion. Losing its balance, the machine crashed to the ground with a deafening clang.
Before it could fully collapse, Blackfire leapt into the air, reversed his grip, and drove the flaming scimitar straight through its head.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion erupted. Flames burst out, scattering metal fragments across the arena like rain.
Blackfire landed lightly, a cold snort escaping him.
Then a surge of danger flared behind him. Without thinking, he blurred away, leaving only a black streak in the air.
Boom!
In the spot where he had stood, several thick laser beams struck, gouging a massive, bottomless crater into the ground.
"Interesting," he said evenly.
Turning, Blackfire faced the two remaining robots.
One raised its claw and fired a scorching beam of light. Blackfire slashed forward, cutting the beam apart and sending the split energy crashing harmlessly behind him.
"This ends now."
He held the flaming scimitar horizontally before his chest and began a low chant.
With a sharp whoosh, the flames surged higher, the blade blazing with immense power and blinding light.
The two robots didn't wait for him to finish. Their eyes flared, unleashing thick crimson beams in unison, hurling them toward him.
Four massive lasers converged, filling the air with red light.
"Slash!"
Blackfire shouted, swinging his flaming scimitar with full force. A blazing arc erupted from the blade, radiating a heat so fierce it made the air tremble...