They Won't Become Our Enemies

"Laugh----!"

That's the sound of skin being pierced by a sharp blade.

Suddenly, Fang Li reached out and gripped the blade of the greatsword that had pierced his shoulder tightly, causing blood to flow from his palm.

Under such circumstances, the Execution Blade, who was gripping the sword tightly and intending to retreat, suddenly stopped.

This stagnation directly led to the defeat of the Execution Blade.

"Flash Sheath - Gale!"

A cold glint of light suddenly appeared from the blind spot of the Execution Blade, like a graceful crescent moon, rising from below with an upward slash.

"Pfft—!"

This time it was the sound of muscle being severed by a sharp blade.

The Execution Blade's figure was sent flying backward as if he had been knocked away.

A large amount of blood splattered up beside him, splashing all around.

That was blood spilled from one of the hands Execution Blade.

There, on the arm of the Execution Blade, starting from the wrist, a hand had been neatly severed, causing a large amount of blood to flow from the cut, staining the corridor floor red.

"Ugh...!" The Execution Blade finally let out a miserable sound.

Only the severed hand remained, still tightly gripping the hilt of the Imperial Armament that had pierced Fang Li's body, dripping blood as it gradually lost its strength.

"Cough...!" Fang Li suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and knelt on one knee on the ground.

"Fang!" Sylvia quickly helped Fang Li up and knelt down with him.

At the same time, Valda caught the Execution Blade that was retreating rapidly. She placed one hand on the back of the Execution Blade and looked at the Execution Blade's arm that was severed at the root. A chill ran through her heart.

"How could this happen..."

It's important to know that it was precisely because they were wary of Fang Li's unknown abilities that Execution Blade and Valda chose to come to him when Fang Li's Star Pulse Energy was almost exhausted. In order to restrain Fang Li and confirm their conjecture, they even lured out Sylvia.

As it turned out, the conjecture was confirmed, proving that the body Valda was currently occupying was indeed Sylvia's teacher, and the restraint was successful, causing Fang Li to reveal a fatal flaw in an instant.

But in the end, did it really come to this?

"...I was careless." Execution Blade held his severed arm and said with a bitter smile, "I never thought that a mere student could be so ruthless to himself. You're right, this guy is really too dangerous."

"... What should we do?" Valda said calmly, "Should we eliminate him here?"

"If we could do it, that would be best, but as you can see, this person is a ferocious beast. The more injured he is, the more dangerous he becomes. If we charge forward like this, unless one of us risks our lives, it's not worth it." Execution Blade said without hesitation, "Anyway, we've already confirmed what we wanted to verify. The world-class diva is indeed related to your body. Although that kid knows a lot, he doesn't seem to know our plan. He doesn't pose a threat for now. Let's retreat here."

"...Understood." Valda was silent for a moment, then agreed.

The Execution Blade raised his head and gave Fang Li, who was kneeling on one knee on the Fang Li, a deep look, as if he intended to remember him completely.

Just now, if Execution Blade hadn't reacted in time and raised his hand to Fang Li's slash, what was just cut off wouldn't have been a hand, but Execution Blade's head.

Of course, that's not the point.

The key point is that the Execution Blade had already converted all of his Star Pulse Energy into defensive power, but his hand was still cut off.

"It was just an ordinary dagger. With my Star Pulse Energy, I should have been fine even if I got cut, but in the end, my hand was broken."

That's why the Execution Blade said he was careless.

"What a dangerous fellow. I hope you won't become our enemy."

Leaving behind those words, Execution Blade slowly retreated along with Valda.

"Wait!" Sylvia shouted, "Who are you people?!"

The one who answered Sylvia's question was not the Execution Blade, but Valda.

"You have nothing to do with us," Valda said expressionlessly. "So, you'd better not get involved with us anymore, little girl."

Leaving behind these words, Execution Blade and Valda suddenly vanished from the spot, leaving not a trace.

This includes the Imperial Armament piercing Fang Li's shoulder, and the severed hand gripping the hilt of his sword.

It seems that Valda once again used her abilities, using mental interference to make others mistakenly believe that they had disappeared into thin air.

In the end, only Fang Li and Sylvia remained in the corridor, along with a pool of blood.

"Wait! Wait! Ursula!"

Sylvia couldn't help but stand up.

Although she didn't know what was going on, the person she had been searching for in her dreams was right in front of her, so it was impossible for Sylvia not to lose her composure.

"Cough cough..." Fang Li was coughing up blood, his body completely stained red with blood.

"Fang!" Sylvia ultimately decided not to chase after him. Seeing Fang Li covered in blood, she quickly helped him up again.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Fang Li gritted his teeth and swallowed back the blood that was rising in his throat.

The Execution Blade's blade was, after all, a very wide-bladed weapon. Although the stab wound was to the shoulder, it was actually quite close to the heart, right on the left side of Fang Li's chest.

Such an injury is naturally not minor.

So, Fang Li took out the Healing Gem and placed it in front of himself.

"Zheng—!"

A warm glow suddenly emanated from the gemstone, illuminating Fang Li's body.

Under that radiant light, Fang Li's wounds healed at a visible speed, surprising even Sylvia.

About a minute later, the light from the Healing Gem dimmed.

The wounds on Fang Li's body were no longer visible.

However, with his Star Pulse Energy almost completely depleted, Fang Li was attacked by the Execution Blade and Valda, and the exhaustion in Fang Li eyes could no longer be suppressed.

At that moment, Fang Li's breathing became extremely rapid, and his face turned pale.

"Fang," Sylvia couldn't help but ask, "Are you really alright?"

"I'm really fine, I'm just tired." Fang Li's voice was a little weak, but she still said, "Could you please find me a place to rest?"

"Okay," Sylvia agreed immediately.

To be honest, Sylvia doesn't know much about the current situation.

But there is one thing Sylvia is certain of.

That is, without Fang Li's protection, I certainly wouldn't be as intact as I am now.

"Are you protected?"

Sylvia couldn't help but feel somewhat resentful.

Even so, many questions remain.