Boom! Chen Fan slammed head-on into the dozens of ice walls Esdeath had created, blasting a huge hole through them.
In less than the blink of an eye, Chen Fan appeared before Belic. He had been so far away just moments ago, but his speed was so fast that no one had time to react.
Kurome and Suzuka both attacked Chen Fan. Suzuka's fingernails suddenly grew extremely long—a move Chen Fan had already seen from the other members of the Rakshasa Four Ghosts—while Kurome thrust her sword toward him.
Buzz...! A pale white halo appeared around Chen Fan's body. When Kurome's sword struck the halo, it was rebounded, sending her crashing butt-first onto the ground. Suzuka's fingernails were also knocked away.
Esdeath charged in as well, intending to freeze and shatter Chen Fan's domain barrier, but it had no effect at all.
Seeing Chen Fan appear before him, Belic's expression changed drastically. His face filled with terror as he said, "Don't kill me! I don't want to die yet."
"Be a good person in your next life," Chen Fan said, then swung the blade in his hand.
Pfft...! Chen Fan severed Belic's neck. His head fell to the ground, his eyes still open and filled with fear.
Seeing this, Nadjeshda immediately said to Susanoo, "The mission is complete. Retreat at once and notify the others to leave quickly."
Seeing that her escort mission had failed, Esdeath's expression visibly darkened. She lowered her hat slightly and murmured, "I'm never taking another escort mission again. But none of you are leaving."
Safe Evacuation
(Safe Evacuation)
A great number of sharp ice crystals appeared behind Esdeath, forming behind her like a cactus. The thorn-like chunks of ice kept multiplying. Then Esdeath pointed the sword in her hand at Nadjeshda and Susanoo, and all