All these changes happened in a flash. From the woman lunging forward to Lin Cheng blocking her with his blade, barely a moment had passed.
After being slashed, the woman neither screamed nor shouted. She calmly covered her side and retreated, widening the distance.
Then she smiled.
"Gentlemen, if we keep fighting, I'm afraid we'll both suffer heavy losses."
"How about this? Let's pretend we never met. What do you say?"
Lin Cheng rested his long blade on his shoulder. "Sure. Let me chop off your arms and legs, then you can come with us. That way, we won't have to fight anymore."
The woman smiled without changing expression. "Little brother, isn't it a little cruel to treat a girl like this?"
Lin Cheng smiled back. "Showing mercy to an enemy is cruelty to yourself."
"Besides, I'm only disabling your limbs. I'm not taking your life. All things considered, I think I've been merciful enough."
Only then did the woman's expression turn cold. "You little brat. Sister just didn't want to waste another use of the 'Sacred Blood.' You really thought I was afraid of you two little bastards?"
"Since you refuse to settle this peacefully, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Zeng Shan laughed. "Stop running your mouth. If you didn't want to fight, you would've run away already. Why wait for us to come looking for you?"
"You clearly want to kill us and claim credit. Your 'Holy Lord' must be extremely strict with his subordinates—perhaps even cruel."
"You've been talking to us for so long simply to adjust and recover from your injuries."
"Likewise. We've nearly finished adjusting too."
"Let's hurry up and start the second round."
The woman's gaze turned cold. She had initially seen that Lin Cheng and Zeng Shan were young and assumed they