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"Whoosh—!"
With a sharp tearing sound through the air, the pitch-black, razor-sharp claw light suddenly ripped across the sky like lightning, carrying a ferocious force that made one's expression change as it savagely slashed down at Noah before it.
The claw light was like the sharpest cutting machine in the world, emanating a chillingly dark aura that made one's scalp tingle.
Surely, if struck by such claw light, one would be torn to pieces in an instant, just as Acnoella had said.
Even if that person was Noah, it would be no different.
Yet, in the face of such a terrifying attack, Noah's expression did not change in the slightest.
Watching the sharp claw light slash down at him and feeling the chilling force it carried, Noah did not move until it was less than half a meter from his body. Then, his feet tensed, and he suddenly darted one step to the side.
"Swish—!"
The sharp claw light narrowly grazed Noah's shoulder before falling onto the ground beside him.
"Boom—!"
Amid an explosive roar, the several sharp claw lights blasted apart the ground, gouging deep furrows into it before shooting into the distance without losing momentum. They plowed Abyss-like cracks through the earth, sending shattered stones flying in every direction.
The power of a single claw strike had reached such a degree.
And this strike was clearly only Acnoella's greeting.
"Bang—!"
The next second, Acnoella stomped the ground apart and shot forward like an arrow. His vicious eyes were fixed directly on Noah, while one hand remained curled into a claw. Raising his arm, he brought