"AAAAAH—!!"
A shrill scream echoed through the night sky. Three-Blade Man and the Gaunt Man, who were still fighting, simultaneously turned toward the female archer, horror flashing in their eyes!
There was... another enemy there?!
On the rooftop.
The female archer's eyes had been completely consumed by black. She knelt on one knee in agony, clawing uncontrollably at her own scalp as if trying to drive something out of her mind.
Blood streamed from the top of her head. With her mouth wide open, she vomited large amounts of black blood, while her body darkened at a visible rate.
"AAAAH... You... what did you do?!!"
She clutched her head in pain, suddenly raised her gaze to Lin Qiye, and let out a hoarse roar!
Lin Qiye watched the female archer's miserable state, his brows knitting slightly as he rubbed his chin.
"Absolute Darkness Erosion is far less effective on intelligent creatures... The greater their intelligence, the harder they are to erode. At my current level, I can at most control cats and dogs for a while. Its effect on humans is pretty average..."
At that moment, a brilliant gleam suddenly erupted in the female archer's eyes. Her surging Mental Power burst forth, and the night within her pupils receded like a tide!
She sprang to her feet like lightning, then staggered backward.
Lin Qiye gave a muffled groan and retreated several steps as well. He held his forehead, his brows tightly furrowed.
"Mental Power can break free from Absolute Darkness Erosion. The higher the opponent's level, the stronger the backlash against me. Her Mental Power should also be at the 'Pool' level. Otherwise, that just now would have been enough to knock me unconscious...
It seems I can't recklessly use Absolute Darkness Erosion on people yet to control their thoughts."