Chapter 532 - I will save Aeshma, no one can stop me ! [4]

The thick and acrid dust cloud still swirled in the air that the heat of the explosions had saturated with a smell of calcined stone. This opaque mist considerably reduced visibility, and the silence, as it fell back over the battlefield, seemed all the heavier for it. Little by little, the fine particles settled on the ravaged ground, gradually revealing the extent of the destruction. Two silhouettes then stood out in the midst of this chaos, perfectly motionless. Klein and Aeshma faced each other, on either side of a still smoking crater, whose irregular edges bore the clear mark of their last confrontation. Klein tightened his grip on the hilt of his katana, while a blue glow, steady and deep, ran along the entire length of his blade. He watched his opponent with sustained attention, and his calm, almost disconcerting, contrasted with the violence that had just torn the air.