Bai Li had deep trust in Lu Feng. The instant she heard the words "be careful," the vigilance in her heart surged to its limit.
Her longsword was just about to pierce Flower Scorpion's abdomen when she suddenly saw his raised right leg sweep toward her at terrifying speed. Though the tip of his foot was not sharp by nature, under that sweeping momentum, it was as terrifying as a razor-sharp blade.
Without the slightest exaggeration, if that pointed leg swept into Bai Li, her breastbone would certainly be pierced and shattered, perhaps even driven backward into her heart and lungs, killing her with a single kick.
At that perilous moment.
Bai Li displayed astonishing combat experience. Having wandered along death's edge time and again, she was able to remain calm even in such a situation.
Feeling Flower Scorpion's vicious kick stabbing toward her like a scorpion's tail, Bai Li decisively chose to throw away the longsword in her hand.
At such a crucial moment in battle, rashly abandoning her sword would undoubtedly place her in grave danger, but under the present circumstances, she had no other choice.
Only by hurling the straight-thrusting sword could she extend the reach of her attack and force Flower Scorpion to shift his leg.
Screech~
Crack~
Two strange sounds rang out at once.
A finger-wide gash appeared across Flower Scorpion's waist and abdomen, blood spilling freely, but it had only broken the skin without injuring the bone.
With her sword leaving her hand, Bai Li was sent flying sideways. She was kicked across the ground to Lu Feng's side, blood seeping from the corner of her lips and her breastbone caved in and fractured.
Fortunately, Flower Scorpion did not dare take the risk. The instant he felt pain in his waist and abdomen, he