Friends Are Welcome When They Come (Super Large Chapter Request

Chapter 864: Friends Are Welcome When They Come (super large chapter Request for Monthly votes)

After entering the castle, He Ao's first impression was of "darkness."

For almost the instant his footsteps crossed the doorway, every light in the entire castle dimmed, and the surroundings sank into abyss-like darkness.

He only had time to catch a fleeting glimpse, enough to know that he seemed to be in a spacious hall.

Amid that silent darkness, his vision was almost completely gone.

He Ao took out his phone and turned on the flashlight.

The instant that faint beam of light entered the darkness, it was completely swallowed, unable to illuminate any of the surroundings.

Ordinary lighting tools would not work.

He Ao turned off the flashlight and put his phone back into his pocket.

He glanced around, then slowly moved forward through the darkness like a blind man.

He vaguely remembered that directly opposite the main entrance was a huge Y-shaped staircase leading to the second floor.

Whoosh--

A sound like the hem of clothing slicing through the air came from the darkness.

"Intruder! Die!"

A sharp shout came from He Ao's left.

At that instant, He Ao drew the Bone Sword from his back. The sword light vanished into the darkness as he suddenly slashed to the right.

Strength close to C-rank.

Sizzle--

The sound of blood splattering against the wall overlapped with the fading final note of "die."

He Ao continued forward along his original path.

The darkness around him fell silent, like an assassin holding its breath and waiting for an opportunity.

Click--

When He Ao estimated that he had crossed a third of the hall, a broad blade extended from behind him and chopped toward his back.

Pfft--

The snow-white Bone Sword spun in his hand and thrust