The Nun Who Pursued Sin

Shade drew a brilliant arc forward with his left hand, but the enemy's sluggish movements prevented him from blocking the strike.

Moonlight struck the black-haired man's head with precision, nearly splitting it in two.

"I win. Hm?"

But the pulling sensation from the Great Sin Chains in his right hand did not weaken. The head dripping with Black Blood was slowly restoring itself, as though time had reversed.

"Damn it, this thing is immortal."

Realizing that, Shade knew he truly could not defeat it.

He had already begun preparing to flee again when the astonishing force tugging at the chain suddenly weakened. Once its head had recovered, the distant enemy actually began slowly walking toward him. Bound by the Great Sin Chains, its steps were even slower than before.

"I can only take a detour through the corridor at the other end of the stairs."

Shade pulled the chain in his hand forward with his right hand and ran. Once he felt he had put enough distance between them, he recalled the chain and sprinted ahead.

A sharp whistle tore through the air behind him. It was the combination of Space Stabilization Aura and Laguerre's Leap again, and Shade narrowly dodged the flying cleaver.

But the continuous high-intensity fighting had already left him exhausted, and at this moment, he truly...

"No. How could I feel this way when I'm running for my life? Yes, Sloth is affecting me."

Fortunately, the exhaustion was not too severe, and Shade continued running. After passing the stairwell, the sparks on the blood-red carpet in the twisted corridor ahead became denser, and the temperature was higher as well. Clearly, the Ring Arcanist who could Manipulate Fire had gone this way.

The long corridor was empty, without a single figure in sight. Behind him, heavy footsteps