(Thank you very much to 'Kaede no Chōrei' and 'Yan Yu Jiangnan' for their rewards!)
Screech—!
Almost the instant the sound of something slicing through the air rang out, Divin felt a chill in his heart. With a flip of his hand, a jade-white staff appeared in his grasp, and the crystal orb at its tip suddenly lit up.
Buzz—!
Waves of magic power spread out from Divin's body. Whirlwinds suddenly surged behind him, circling and gathering into a pair of gleaming wind wings. With a slight flap, the howling of wild winds resounded, and Divin's figure blurred.
Screech—!
A crystal-like longsword appeared behind Divin without warning and viciously stabbed into his shoulder. Yet it only produced a tearing sound, as though it had pierced empty air. Not a single drop of blood was drawn as it passed through Divin's figure.
That was actually an afterimage!
Hmph!
A cold snort rang out, and the crystal longsword twisted violently, erupting with terrifying force and shredding the afterimage before it. Then, the owner of the crystal longsword slowly appeared from thin air, exposed beneath the moonlight.
It was none other than Hinagiku!
Turning around and raising her head, Hinagiku gripped Bai Ying and looked ahead.
There, Divin hovered less than five meters above the ground with wind wings gathered behind him. Watching Hinagiku shred the afterimage he had left behind, a cold bead of sweat slid down his cheek.
Divin could easily imagine that if he had not decisively used the Flight Magic he had kept hidden, that sword would already have pierced his shoulder. Such a severe injury would definitely have rendered him incapable of fighting in an instant!
Moreover, when Hinagiku arrived, Divin had only detected the faintest sound. He had sensed nothing else at all, and an unbelievable thought