"Key of Doors!!"
Lin Qiye gritted his teeth and growled!
Staring into those pinprick-like pupils, Lin Qiye felt that he had forgotten something. But at the very least, he still remembered Key of Doors, this enemy, and the mission he had to risk his life to stop.
Even though no one remained by his side, he still drew his blade without hesitation and slashed at Key of Doors' neck!
No...
Had he always been alone?
The thought flashed through Lin Qiye's mind, and a dull pain began to throb in his head... but before his blade could touch Key of Doors' body, the flow of time around him accelerated once more!
He had already exhausted every last bit of his life force and was at the end of his rope. By accelerating his personal time, Key of Doors had directly shoved him into the abyss of death.
Lin Qiye could clearly feel his divine power draining away. Transformation Magic was forcibly dispelled, turning him from the vigorous Commander Lin back into a white-haired old man... even the straight blade in his hand seemed too heavy for him to grip.
"Lin Qiye, we will meet again." Key of Doors looked at Lin Qiye with those all-seeing eyes and smiled faintly. "...I'll wait for you on Earth."
Bang—!!
A burst of blood exploded from Lin Qiye's chest, and his aged body rapidly disintegrated in midair!
Key of Doors stood calmly amid the cloud of blood. No one remained to obstruct his path, and with time accelerated here, he had swept away those eight figures in less than half a second relative to the outside world!
From the outside, the Nightfall Squad's disappearance, Nyx's severe injury, and Lin Qiye's death had occurred almost simultaneously!
By the time everyone reacted, Key of Doors had