Zhang Heng heard Loki's proposal, but his hands never stopped. If anything, his strikes came faster and faster.
Rather than place his hopes on the God of Lies and Mischief keeping his word, it was safer to chop Loki to death on the spot and complete the main quest. That was the most reliable way to clear the instance. As for the Doctor and Rat, Zhang Heng was not overly worried. Though the militiamen had surrounded the building they were in and were advancing upward.
With the Doctor's group's firepower, they clearly could not withstand the militiamen's assault. But the falcon had already flown over to them. Thinking about it, he had Loki to thank for that. If Loki had not provided the Escape Dagger, it would have been nearly impossible for the three upstairs to escape under those circumstances.
Thus, Zhang Heng remained unmoved by Loki's proposal. At that moment, he was completely immersed in the world of Blade Mastery, casting all the surrounding noise behind him. Unlike Loki's endlessly varied fighting style, Zhang Heng's movements grew simpler with a blade in hand. Yet every slash made Loki feel as though there was nowhere to flee.
The God of Lies and Mischief felt as if blade shadows surrounded him from every direction, tightly enclosing his body. To reverse his disadvantage, Loki kicked up a cloud of dust. But once Zhang Heng took out the Filter Lens, Loki's dust cloud lost its effect. Still, with the little time he had bought, Loki hastily conjured a flock of pigeons between himself and Zhang Heng.
However, he had underestimated Zhang Heng's Blade Technique. Although the pigeons successfully blocked Zhang Heng's vision, Zhang Heng still firmly tracked Loki's position with his exceptional senses and hearing. Loki himself was affected instead, failing to see