"What... exactly... are... you, Gerard?"
Standing before Shen Fei was a short figure completely shrouded in a Quincy white cloak. The inside of the cloak was pitch-black, making it difficult at first glance to see who was within. This person was indeed one of Yhwach's four elite guards: Pernida Parnkgjas.
Though short in stature, his spiritual pressure was exceptionally powerful. It was as if he had not spoken for a long time, or perhaps could not speak at all, for he spat out each word one by one.
"You mean that guy? Of course I took him out." Facing The Miracle head-on was extremely troublesome, but if Gerard were split into seven or eight pieces, he naturally would not be able to activate his miracle. This was something only the Op-Op Fruit could achieve. If someone were normally chopped into seven or eight pieces, they would certainly die, and once dead, Gerard could activate The Miracle to revive. But if he was not dead, that was another matter entirely.
"Im... possible. Gerard... wouldn't... be... taken down... so easily." As one of the four elite guards and likewise a vessel for a part of the Spirit King's body, Pernida naturally understood Gerard's strength very well.
"Nothing is impossible. Miracles don't happen whenever you want them to. Now it's your turn. Hado #90: Black Coffin."
As he spoke, Shen Fei attacked directly. Black shadows instantly trapped Pernida within, but the next moment, with a deafening boom, the Black Coffin was broken through. A massive arm appeared before him—the Spirit King's left arm had emerged.
"Evolution." Pernida, transformed into the left arm's form, muttered only that single word. Then white light began to glow from the five fingers of his right hand, and in the next instant, five white Heilig Pfeil shot toward