There was no time to waste. Liam didn't know for how long the Inquisitor's defenselessness would continue, so he unleashed his best technique, and he wasn't alone.
The Qi blowing from Liam's battered body lifted a black canvas behind him, darkening the night, but red light joined it. Vast flames flickered wildly in the sky, with Red Boar and his huge hammer at their center.
With the Poisonous Cloud Pill, the Poisonous Breath, the alchemical spell, and Liam's raw Qi, Red Boar had been unable to join the assault. He had been one step behind in the first place, but he had caught up with it now, and he seemed set on using ranged attacks.
Honestly, Liam knew that one step of the Seven Hellish Steps wouldn't be enough. Priest Fred had overpowered it with a defensive technique, while Jessica had endured it with her superior Qi.
Inquisitor Cornelius was in a worse predicament than both, but Liam would have preferred to be certain of his final blow. Still, poor teamwork got in the way.
