On the plaza lined with stone sculptures, cotton-like objects drifted through the air. Because of Veronie's ability, the entire plaza had fallen silent. A'Mu lay in ambush at the edge of the plaza in case any other enemies suddenly appeared.
Su Xiao stood at the center of the plaza, with a stone sculpture spreading its wings as if about to take flight behind him. Facing him stood a black-armored guard wielding twin hook blades.
The two hook blades were about a meter long, with slightly twisted curves, like two hooks bent out of shape. Their inner edges were blades, while their outer sides were lined with barbs meant to catch an enemy's weapon.
Anyone who used such an unusual weapon was either a good-for-nothing or a true expert. Clearly, the black-armored guard belonged to the latter. Though he wore full-body armor, he showed no hint of clumsiness. Instead, he was swift, agile, and immensely powerful.
"Basaana."
The black-armored guard spread his arms and performed a sword salute Su Xiao had never seen before.
Boom!
Stone chips flew from beneath the black-armored guard's feet. In an instant, he vanished from Su Xiao's sight.
Su Xiao activated his Intuition to its fullest. A stabbing pain spread through his neck, and he immediately held Dragon Slayer Flash horizontally beside him.
With a clang, the impact of metal against metal formed a shockwave that cracked the surrounding stone sculptures.
Su Xiao's feet sank slightly into the ground, and blood seeped from his shoulder.
Clack, clack, clack...
The blades scraped against each other. Su Xiao blocked the hook blade coming from his right, but its shape was too unusual. It was not a straight hook, but a curved one that twisted slightly downward. He could not determine its attack trajectory during their first exchange.
Even