Crimson blood rained down, staining Fang Li's face red.
At that moment, time seemed to stop.
"Ugh..."
That was Fang Li's muffled groan.
Hearing it, Mumei finally snapped out of her daze somewhat.
"Drip... drip..."
Drops of blood continued to fall like tears, landing on Fang Li's face.
Looking at Fang Li's pained expression, Mumei slowly lowered her head and looked at her own body.
There, a black blade had pierced through Mumei's delicate body, bringing a spray of blood with it.
The blood on Fang Li's face had spilled from the corner of Mumei's mouth and dripped onto him.
As for why Fang Li wore such a pained expression, the reason was simple.
The black blade piercing through Mumei's body had also stabbed into Fang Li's side.
Only then did the searing pain strike Mumei's mind.
With a stunned expression, Mumei endured the pain and slowly turned to look behind her.
Standing there was someone Mumei knew better than anyone.
A figure as upright as a hero's.
A silhouette as imposing as a general's.
Tenbatsu Mima stood behind Mumei, his long blade buried in her body. Not the slightest emotion stirred on his face, while his eyes held a chilling indifference.
"Brother...?"
Mumei blankly spoke the title she alone had given him.
Yet Tenbatsu Mima seemed not to hear her at all. His gaze did not even rest on Mumei. He merely looked at Fang Li, pinned beneath her and pierced alongside her by his blade, then spoke coldly.
"Even at the last moment, you brought Mumei with you to avoid the fatal blow to the heart? Should I say that's just like you?"
As he spoke, Tenbatsu Mima slowly pulled out his long blade.
Mumei's body went limp, and she gradually collapsed onto Fang Li.
As though intending