Only his divine hero reflexes saved him.
Gattychan rolled desperately despite his broken arm, the corruption blade missing his chest by inches and stabbing into the ground where he'd been lying.
The blade struck earth and the ground decayed instantly—a ten-foot circle of soil turning to gray ash in one second.
"TOO SLOW!" Seraphina's voice was fury incarnate.
She yanked the blade from the ground and slashed horizontally, aiming to cut Gattychan in half.
He got his broken blessed sword up barely in time—the cracked blade intercepting the corruption weapon.
The two magics collided—holy versus demonic, blessed steel versus corruption energy.
Gattychan's sword shattered completely.
The blessed weapon, already cracked from the past explosion, broke into three pieces under the impact of a demon lord's full-power attack.
Gattychan was disarmed.
Seraphina's second blade came around for his throat—
"VILLAIN'S BANE!"
Gattychan activated his ultimate ability.
