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It was only an instant!
For a moment, the surrounding space turned into a mist-like yet crimson world, as though all the air in the world had been dyed a color, causing everyone's movements to stall, leaving them unable to move!
Even Wu Yan, who had been raising his hand to disperse all the surrounding mist, was no exception!
But it was only an instant.
After that instant, heaven and earth returned to normal once more, but a sharp female cry echoed through the surroundings in its place.
"Phantom Sign—Murder Doll!"
Following that cold cry, streaks of icy light suddenly flashed into existence throughout the surrounding space and swirled together, spinning round and round without end.
Those icy lights were all sharp throwing knives!
Amid piercing whistling sounds, the knives moved as though invisible hands were gripping them and making them dance in perfect coordination. They smoothly traced one circle after another, then suddenly trembled and rained down upon Wu Yan like a torrential shower.
No! They were not merely falling!
Just like before, for a brief instant, heaven and earth changed color once again, freezing Wu Yan in place. By the time the world's colors returned to normal, the rain-like throwing knives had abruptly arrived before Wu Yan's eyes.
That could no longer be described merely as 'fast.' Another power was at work!
"Boom—!"
He had less than a second to react.
The moment he reacted, Wu Yan's entire body shook, and a burst of magic power erupted from him. Amid a rapid series of impacts, it sent every incoming throwing knife flying away.
Only then did those present notice.
A maid holding throwing knives, her face stern