Immobile, Ling could only watch blankly as the Phantasm Lantern Barrier weakened her power continuously, weakened it, weakened it, and then...
A dozen seconds later, the demon fox in front of everyone vanished.
In its place, a pink-haired girl bound by iron chains appeared on the ground.
Looking at the girl's current appearance, Yae Sakura let out an involuntary cry.
"Ling...!"
This was not Yae Sakura's fault.
After all, the Ling who was now revealing her true form bore an excessive resemblance in appearance to her younger sister, Yae Rin.
"Binding... let me go!"
Struggling unceasingly now, Ling gazed into Lin Yu's eyes with nothing left in them but hatred.
"Why side with humans? Humans clearly--"
"If you don't mind, please refrain from framing me."
Hearing the footsteps coming from behind, Lin Yu said very calmly.
"I am merely a human, not the 'Binding' you speak of."
You've got to be kidding me. If I really were Binding, would beating you up still take this much trouble?
"Human? You?"
Looking at Lin Yu's cold gaze, Ling said with a full measure of resentment.
"No matter who you are—just kill me or carve me up cleanly and be done with it!"
Hmph, when all is said and done, aren't humans just such base creatures.
Come on, once you kill me all over again, a reassured you—will only have me, hiding within the Stigmata Space, usurp your body.
"Kill you? Why would I do that."
Looking at this soon-to-collapse space, Lin Yu raised his right hand slightly and made those mana-woven iron chains bind Ling even tighter.
Directly blanketing Ling with the Phantasm Lantern Barrier at that moment, he spoke properly to the uncomprehending Ling.
"Killing you holds no benefit for me whatsoever."
"Just stay right in this place and reflect properly."