He Ao raised the blood-red blade in his hand, activated Hyperthymesia, and met the incoming spike head-on.
With a soft hum, the blade collided with the spike.
Then, roaring force spread from where the two met, tearing apart the sturdy cement ground and carving cracks between the buildings lining both sides of the street.
A surging aura of slaughter poured from the blood-red blade and rushed toward De Nock.
"This knife of yours..."
Feeling that surging aura of slaughter, De Nock's expression darkened slightly. "You killed a 'Butcher'?"
'Butcher' was Karo's Talent Sequence?
He Ao did not answer De Nock. Instead, he spun the blade and slashed fiercely at De Nock's face.
Heavy Strike! Strength increased by 20%!
In that instant, De Nock felt as though some invisible force had locked onto him. If that sharp blade landed on him, it would easily tear open his body.
He immediately raised the spike across his chest.
With a piercing explosion, the two weapons collided again.
De Nock's body jolted as he was driven backward by the tremendous force.
But He Ao did not pause in the slightest. He wielded the blood-red blade like a storm, continuously attacking De Nock.
Amid frantic blocks and parries, the two figures rapidly advanced down the street.
The sturdy cement road shattered beneath their feet as easily as a thin cracker.
In almost an instant, they reached the end of the street, where a broad circular plaza appeared before them.
At the very center of the plaza stood a towering statue dozens of meters tall.
It was Locke Te's statue.
A sign nearby marked the plaza's name: Mayor's Plaza.
Amid the thunderous collisions, the sign was shaken loose by the trembling aftershocks in the air and fell to the ground.
There were still scattered people in