The purple projectile hurtled toward Xu Yanwu and Otto at a speed too fast to react to.
Xu Yanwu was just about to reach out and grab the Jackal in front of him.
By the time Xu Yanwu and Otto noticed the incoming projectile, it was already too late to dodge.
The speeding projectile struck Otto first. After completely melting away part of the Soul Steel body Otto claimed could not be destroyed, it passed through him and hit the hand Xu Yanwu had extended toward the Jackal.
The sudden turn of events caused a bout of chaos.
A flying craft that had appeared from nowhere—one Xu Yanwu had not destroyed—showed up there.
It took away the Jackal, who had been standing in front of Xu Yanwu and Otto.
This unexpected development left both Otto and Xu Yanwu somewhat horrified.
Especially after they sensed the power of the projectile that had struck them both.
Xu Yanwu decisively pressed his other hand over the one hit by the projectile, gripping the wounded wrist. Yet purple lightning still coiled around that hand, locked in a struggle with Xu Yanwu's own regenerative ability.
The projectile's constant ability to break down whatever it struck forced Xu Yanwu to devote part of his attention to resisting its decomposition.
Meanwhile, the Jackal boarded the flying craft.
"Something left behind by the Previous Civilization should naturally be dealt with using a weapon from the Previous Civilization."
"The Serpent's objective has now been achieved. As for you... having been struck by the Third Divine Key, just wait for your bodies to be broken down into atoms..."
More than half of Otto's body had already been decomposed. Unlike Xu Yanwu, who was resisting it, Otto had no power capable of stopping the Third Divine Key. All he could do