Because Shade had opened the door through the Door Pendant this time, he returned directly to where he had been. As the thick fog dispersed, he immediately saw Wei Ge's back and Ellie's white hair. He also saw that several Skin Crafters had appeared in the dim banquet hall, where there had clearly been no enemies three seconds ago.
Wei Ge wanted to raise [Night Watchman], but Shade placed a hand on her shoulder. The petite puppet standing motionless before the phantom of the giant tree also regained consciousness at that moment. The Demigod Witch's combat instincts allowed her to immediately connect Shade's description with the current situation.
"Let's deal with these things first. It's time to use the Sealing Technique."
She spoke softly to Shade as violet light spread from her body onto his. Miss Puppet naturally did not possess true demigod-level power, but as support, there was much she could do for Shade.
"Moonlight Slash!"
That night at the Charming Lady Club had already proven that the Skin Crafters could use layer after layer of Skin Objects to gain multiple chances to start over. Against enemies like these, sealing was more effective than killing.
A striking streak of violet appeared within the crimson moonlight Shade cleaved out with one hand. When that moonlight struck the Skin Crafter closest to Wei Ge and Ellie, it actually cut it cleanly in half.
The remaining Skin Crafters did not retreat. They immediately cast spells to block the moonlight, but Shade had already grasped Wei Ge's sword-wielding hand. [Night Watchman] came down, and crimson moonlight sliced through layer after layer of Skin Objects, leaving several more bizarre things split into two on the floor.
A violet halo clung to the upper and lower cross-sections of the Skin Crafters' bodies. The two halves