Godless Realm
Jack the Ripper had wounded me twice already. Two moderate wounds had appeared on my body, yet they were still bleeding. No matter what I tried, I couldn't recover.
At that moment, Bai Xue looked at me with concern and said, "I refuse to believe we can't catch this Jack the Ripper."
"There'll be a way." I patted her head, then looked ahead. I gripped the Eight Tribulation Sword and murmured, "I can't let him wound me again. From now on, I'll act alone. His target is me."
"But..." Bai Xue looked at me, her eyes filled with worry. Even so, I insisted on going alone and continued walking through the subway.
Gripping the Eight Tribulation Sword, I flickered through the darkness, searching for Jack the Ripper.
But his figure seemed to have vanished completely. I couldn't sense him at all. At that moment, I narrowed my eyes, and Heartless Power surged through my entire body.
I intended to use Heartless Power to search the entire subway thoroughly. Yet Jack the Ripper still left no trace.
Just then, another shadow flashed past me. Immediately afterward, an incredibly terrifying force tore through the air.
I frowned slightly. A deep, unfathomable wound had appeared on my arm. The wound made my entire body spasm with pain. Worse, I could no longer hold the Eight Tribulation Sword.
It seemed he had also realized my strength and wanted to cripple both my hands.
I pressed my injured hand with the other and said indifferently, "You think you can deal with me using only this? The great Jack the Ripper—when did you become so timid?"
At my words, a phantom appeared before me. I looked at him and sneered. "Come on. Let's have a fair duel."
With that, I gripped the Eight Tribulation