Hyde’s eyes were bloodshot, and his taut muscles had withered away. Nevertheless, he was determined to kill Theo. He didn’t care about dying as he lunged toward Theo.

Theo wanted no part of the god-sword as he scrambled backward. He had seen what that thing could do and had no desire to make its acquaintance.

Damn, I wanted to avoid this situation.

Theo cursed inwardly. Hyde was clearly trying to perish with him. Although a change in attitude was hardly enough to turn the tides, he would no longer care about expending vitality to power Claiomh Solais to its fullest potential. His strikes contained the flames of a sword master at full power, much like the ones he’d used to wipe out the warlocks.

Hyde paused for a second, and the light around grew brighter. He had probably burned the last of his vitality. Theo frowned as he wondered if there was any way to interfere.

Piiiii-ik. 

Even Magic Bullet was dissipated ten meters around Hyde. Claiomh Solais truly was magic’s nemesis, as it just attacked the magic power structure until it was thoroughly broken down.

Higher level spells might stay coherent long enough, but Theo didn’t have enough time to cast them and still dodge Hyde’s attacks. In many ways, Claiomh Solais was a very annoying weapo...