"Wonderful!"
Han Dong, standing atop the city wall, gave a light round of applause upon witnessing this 'combo,' like an audience member immersed in some premier theatrical performance.
"Just as you said, Queen, because of the second brother's death.
The razor's power and slaughtering urge have both declined. Otherwise, that slash at the neck might have had a chance of achieving a 'beheading.'"
However,
The Uncontainable Queen remained silent, staring at the battlefield in considerable surprise.
The combo Peni had displayed just now exceeded her expectations. It even felt as though the second brother had never been missing at all. If the Queen were to reassess her odds against Peni,
her chances of victory would likely drop from forty percent to thirty percent.
Besides,
the enormous commotion had drawn Pope from the pyramid, where he had been avoiding the effects of the sound, to the city wall via Void Teleportation.
Naturally, he did not want to miss such a splendid duel.
However, Pope's expression seemed to contain another emotion. Part of his thoughts appeared to be focused on something else... Han Dong naturally noticed this subtle fluctuation.
"Pope? What is it?"
"Nothing... Keep watching your show."
World's End
Boss Peni stared at the site of the explosion, his brow tightly furrowed.
Though that series of combos had not been his true killing move, they had landed effectively... Yet the vitality he sensed had only weakened slightly.
Just as he was about to follow up with several more shots at his target,
a strange sensation suddenly struck him, and instinct drove Peni to defend himself.
"Domain Expansion—Silent Madness."
In an instant,
the entire Gray World came under the direct influence of this bizarre domain. Every sound, along with every medium capable of transmitting sound, was erased.
Individuals could only communicate