Pandora looked at the Lich Old Man, sensing the faintly threatening aura emanating from him. Instinctively, she clenched her small pink fists.
After a few seconds, Pandora spoke, looking solemnly at the Lich Old Man. "You might be powerful, but I can still beat you, because I slept for a very long time."
"You slept for a very long time, and that means you can beat me? Heh, do you think you're one of those Longevity Singular Species on the brink of extinction, able to grow stronger simply by hibernating? You might as well say you're one of those Immortal Singular Species that even Ancient Wizards feared!" The Lich Old Man curled his lips slightly, his voice full of disdain.
Pandora tilted her head, not understanding what the old man meant. She bit her lip lightly, her little face serious as she said, "But I can beat you!"
"I really can beat you!"
After declaring this with certainty, Pandora suddenly sprinted forward. Like a derailed locomotive, she hurtled toward the Lich Old Man.
The Lich Old Man's expression turned grave. Seeing Pandora's momentum, he did not dare underestimate her. He spread his hands, drawing out pale green Soul Energy that surged from his palms. The energy merged together and rapidly solidified, forming a massive pale green shield that met Pandora head-on.
Pandora threw a punch. With a heavy bang, it struck the Energy Shield.
The Energy Shield trembled violently at first, then quickly returned to normal. Pandora, meanwhile, was flung back like a pellet fired from a slingshot by the shield's powerful rebound. With a boom, she smashed through the wall of the Main Laboratory over twenty meters away and fell inside, going still.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Eden Garden was utterly silent.
The Lich Old Man waited.