(Heartfelt thanks to 'Not Tired, No Money' for the 1888 reward, as well as 'H Wenwu H', 'Kinoshita Family's Hideyoshi Fan', 'White Starry Sea', 'Among Three People There Must Be a Lightbulb', 'GS Chaoshi', 'Xin Teng Qian Xun', 'Mao Yu Xue Yun', 'Hyouka!', and 'Little Human Flesh' for their rewards!)
"Squelch—!"
A black blade capable of cleaving the earth descended from the heavens. Like a sharp flash of light, it tore through space, carrying a crisp ripping sound and a spray of crimson blood.
Blood scattered across the ground, staining it red and forming a pool, leaving the air tinged with an almost imperceptible scent of blood.
In that moment, a phantom retreated at extreme speed. Like a streak of light, it flashed backward until it had opened a certain distance from the Three-Headed Dragon, then came to a stop and revealed Noah's figure.
Yet the instant he appeared, Noah's body went limp, and he dropped to one knee.
"Drip... drip..."
A sound like falling water droplets slowly echoed through the air.
It was the sound of blood dripping from Noah, who was kneeling on one knee.
Looking closely, a massive wound ran from Noah's shoulder to his side, slashed across his front as though his body had nearly been cut diagonally in two. Blood poured from it in great quantities, slowly dyeing the ground red.
"Cough..." Noah coughed up a mouthful of bloody froth. The agonizing pain from his front made him grit his teeth and forcibly swallow back the sweetness rising in his throat. His gaze remained fixed on the Three-Headed Dragon, which radiated a violent aura, his eyes filled with both shock and disbelief.
"What is with that body?"
It was no wonder Noah had such a question.
The Three-Headed Dragon's body was simply too unbelievable.
Until