In Asano Kiyoshi's spiritual pressure perception, Cadice was not actually very powerful at the moment. At most, she possessed the combat strength of a top-tier Vice-Captain.
As for the three people surrounding her, nearly every one of them was on her level. What Cadice had failed to notice was that the reason she had been able to instantly close in on one of them and launch an attack was actually because the three had deliberately allowed it.
After all, the person Cadice had chosen already had a layer of colorless, odorless poisonous mist spread around him.
Though that poisonous mist was extremely difficult to detect, before Asano Kiyoshi now, it was nothing more than child's play.
However, Cadice had not realized that. By the time she felt her body growing weak, it was already too late.
As a dazzling Reishi Light Arrow tore through the sky, a spray of blood burst from Cadice's waist.
She clutched her abdomen and rapidly retreated, staring grimly at the three people before her as she said coldly, "You three bastards, even with more people against fewer, you still resorted to poison? What a bunch of utterly cowardly trash."
Hearing Cadice's words, the three showed not the slightest anger. The tall, thin man leading them even said with a smile, "No, quite the opposite. To us, life is more important than anything. Unlike warriors like you who wish to serve the Empire, we know our place very well. We are cowards—cowards who use the flesh and blood of warriors as our nourishment and foundation for survival."
After saying that, the three exchanged smiles. The next moment, they vanished from where they stood and rushed at Cadice from different sides at incredible speed. Yet they had no intention of confronting her head-on. After all, she had