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Boom! Boom! Boom!
Despite the chaotic battle unfolding around them, Shin and Malzareth remained perfectly still.
Neither spared even a passing glance toward the fierce clash between their subordinates as their eyes locked onto one another, silently preventing the other from interfering.
Only after Alucard, Diablo, and the four executive lieutenants disappeared within the crimson barrier did the invisible tension finally snap.
Bang! Bang!
Both kicked off the ground at almost the exact same instant.
The earth beneath their feet shattered as twin clouds of dust erupted behind them.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Their figures then vanished simultaneously.
The next moment, they reappeared directly before one another.
Shin gripped the [Yamato] with both hands, every muscle in his body moving in perfect unison as he unleashed a full-powered horizontal slash.
