"Crack..."
Above Mei Sheng's head, there seemed to be the faint sound of porcelain breaking, but before the searing pain came a gust of cold wind from behind.
A figure suddenly darted out from behind her. Shrouded in black mist, Xue Tingtao's face, pale from extreme tension, looked like that of a dead man.
The instant he appeared, he blocked her path and seized the hand pressing down on her head with both hands.
At such close range, she could even see the goose bumps rising across the backs of his hands and the slight trembling of his veins.
"Draw a Circle to Imprison!"
Not only had Xue Tingtao arrived in time, but his use of the sin object was also crucial. His second Draw a Circle to Imprison enclosed himself, Mei Sheng, and that hand.
An ancient, mysterious aura began driving back the black mist released by the severed head, making the atmosphere within this area, already distinctly different from the world outside, even more complex.
Only then did Mei Sheng realize that most sin objects automatically stopped working near Ruru, but that applied only to those targeting ghosts. Individual sin objects targeting humans and area-of-effect sin objects could still be used.
If they really had a chance to defeat Ruru this time, Xue Tingtao would deserve the most credit. He had briefly trapped her here and even seized one of her hands!
Another succession of cold gusts blew in from behind. The newcomer arrived with overwhelming force and astonishing speed, instantly disrupting the eerie atmosphere and scattering a vast swath of black mist.
A blurry black figure loomed above Mei Sheng and Xue Tingtao. Looking down at them with a chilling gaze, the figure's features were indistinguishable, but the crushing pressure was unmistakable.
Mei Sheng could not help