"We're here to help, not invaders from underground!"
Even though Cheng Shi was still making one last effort, the Grand Scholars paid no heed to his explanation.
Burza let a piece of black cloth slide from her sleeve. She merely picked it up, and the entire underground space plunged into absolute darkness. Then came the sound of something slicing through the air, and Nellyville's figure flashed directly to Cheng Shi's side.
She was Doctor Assassin, and the tip of her blade was coated with a mysterious potion from the Creation Alchemy Department. Once it pierced someone's body, no one could say whether that body would become the next flesh-and-blood Experiment Field.
Cheng Shi reacted quickly. He instinctively stepped back to create some distance, then snapped his fingers and swapped places to appear behind a Grand Scholar. But Nellyville was as comfortable in the darkness as a fish in water. The dagger thrusting forward inexplicably turned 180 degrees and stabbed toward Cheng Shi's heart again.
Cheng Shi frowned slightly. He clasped his hands together and did something in the darkness. The next second, the dagger that should have pierced his chest merely grazed his side and stabbed into empty air.
Nellyville clearly had not expected her opponent to possess the ability to alter the path of her blade. She retreated the instant she struck, giving Cheng Shi no chance to counterattack, then crouched in the darkness and began searching for her next opportunity.
At that moment, the fire element throughout the underground space grew increasingly turbulent. The damp air rapidly dried out, becoming so parched that even a faint breeze could stir up tiny sparks.
Next, Square and Round's staff lit up. That glow, like the sun rising at dawn, instantly shattered all the darkness and brought an aura of absolute