Su Xiao and Twisted rapidly closed the distance. When they were two meters apart, Su Xiao swung his blade in a forward slash.
Dragon Slayer Flash whined as it tore through the air. Facing this ferocious slash, Twisted paid it no heed and lunged straight at Su Xiao, intending to take the slash head-on and knock him to the ground.
Su Xiao suddenly stopped where he was and leaped backward as he slashed forward.
With a ripping sound like cloth being torn, Dragon Slayer Flash swept across Twisted's forearm. Flesh split, but the bone remained unharmed. If it had been an ordinary enemy, Su Xiao's slash would have severed the forearm.
The sensation of the slash traveled from the hilt into Su Xiao's hand. It was like cutting into an unbelievably tough rubber sheet—the deeper the blade went, the stronger the resistance became.
Clang~
The blade rang sharply, followed by a boom. Mud flew everywhere as Twisted missed its pounce. Su Xiao was still in midair from his backward leap.
Though it had missed, Twisted bared a mouthful of sharp teeth. It was clearly not as stupid as it looked.
A large mass of mud shot toward Su Xiao. Carrying immense kinetic energy, it was nearly as powerful as a shotgun blast.
Su Xiao suddenly vanished from where he stood. The next moment, Twisted felt a chill at the back of its neck, followed by a stabbing pain. In its fiend-beast state, Twisted could feel pain, but that was not a bad thing. Pain was also the most basic warning signal.
A foul-smelling claw swung backward. Su Xiao stepped on the back of Twisted's neck and nimbly leaped away.
Su Xiao landed and flicked the blood from his blade. He seemed to be suppressing Twisted, but he knew that if