Sword Art Online Volume 16 – Alicization Exploding Chapter 18 – War of the Underworld 63 The divine instrument responded to its owner’s will even without reciting its art. The energy from the flames emitting from all over the bow surpassed all previous manifestations of his armament full control art. Though the longsword nocked onto the bow could not compare to a divine instrument, it was a named good produced personally by the highest minister. It possessed a priority on an entirely different level from the mass-produced steel arrows. The sacred energy contained within its blade transformed into flames without moderation. The full body armor on Deusolbert, with its supposed resistance towards heat, turned red hot at once. The two goblins clinging onto his legs let out shrieks as flames started spouting out from their eyes and mouths, burning them, before they could react accordingly. The enemy general, turning back upon noticing the abnormality, widened both eyes from surprise and anger as he tried to hurl the axe in his right hand. However, that was too slow— “—Burn down to ashes!!” Shouting so, Deusolbert released the bowstring. Shot forth with a roar, the longsword flapped its crimson, blazing wings as it soared straight. It appeared just like the Conflagrant Flame Bow’s original self—the phoenix that lived in the oldest volcano of the south empire. “Graahh!!” The enemy general let out a groan as he crossed the two large axes before his body. The phoenix clad in flames struck the heart of that for an instant. The large, pig iron axes vaporized all too quickly with a hiss.