Buzz!
At that moment, two axes appeared with extreme abruptness, chopping viciously at the Supernatural Creature from behind.
The axe blades reflected the firelight, faintly red, like branding irons heated until they glowed.
They were incredibly fast, almost like a sneak attack arriving in an instant. A faint buzz sliced through the night sky as the two axes sheared across the Supernatural Creature's neck.
Then... they traced an arc and flew back.
They had missed!
The Supernatural Creature was as though nonexistent, with no physical form.
Not far behind it, a pair of huge hands caught the twin axes. Fingers as thick as rolling pins trembled almost imperceptibly, leaving two marks on the armor.
It was Divine Chariot Pillar!
His expression turned exceedingly grave.
At the same time, the two Supernatural Creatures slowly turned around.
Divine Chariot Pillar's eyelid twitched, and he immediately flashed away from where he stood.
Light lit up in the Supernatural Creatures' eyes. The gazes from the eyes covering their faces converged and swept across the place where Divine Chariot Pillar had been standing. The moss and weeds on the ground instantly withered, then crumbled into ash inch by inch.
Even the earth smoked in wisps of black, turning into scorched soil stripped of the slightest fertility or vitality.
Those red eyes seemed capable of driving away life itself.
Behind the scorched earth, Divine Chariot Pillar hid behind a flatbed cart, not daring to move. He suppressed even his breathing and heartbeat to a standstill. A silver talisman was pasted to his forehead.
The talisman cast down a glow like moonlit gauze, enveloping his entire body.
The Supernatural Creatures swept their gazes back and forth, lost their target, then turned around and strode straight toward the tent where Wei Wu was.
Their bodies seemed nonexistent, able