Compared to Sylvia, who was locked in a desperate battle, Fang Li's fight was no less difficult.
"Chapter Eight, Section Twenty-Five. Commencing removal of individual obstructing remote viewing operation. Entering reverse-calculation procedure for hostile spell structure."
Within the fortress, the girl's mechanical voice remained unchanged, as though it came from a cold instrument, devoid of any emotion.
Complex Magic Circles flickered within the pupils of the girl named Index as she slowly raised her head and looked in Fang Li's direction.
The next instant...
"Boom—!"
An invisible impact suddenly exploded, blasting away the ground within Index's line of sight as though it were paper.
The ground was violently gouged open across an area nearly a hundred meters wide, kicking up Explosive Wind and clouds of dust as chunks of earth and rubble danced through the air.
Fang Li had only managed to evade that attack because of his extraordinary instincts.
"Bzzt...!"
Pulses of pain shot through his head as though he had been electrocuted.
The aftereffects left in Fang Li's brain after using the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception were still lingering.
This made his judgment and thinking roughly half a beat slower than usual. His vision swayed in a blur, while searing, throbbing pain ran through his nerves, naturally leaving his grasp of the situation and reactions in battle severely diminished.
Otherwise, with Fang Li's speed and footwork, he could have evaded it far more easily.
Yet, under the influence of those aftereffects, Fang Li only reacted at the very last moment. As he shattered the ground beneath his feet, the invisible impact had already descended, completely destroying the spot where he had just stood.
Like a violent gale, the shockwave swept toward Fang Li as he flashed backward.
Fang Li could only raise an arm to block the