Changed outfits, have we? That look's a lot more vicious than before!
Looking at William, bristling with killing intent, Fu Qian couldn't help marveling inwardly.
But jokes aside, Fu Qian knew perfectly well this wasn't just a visual effect.
William was truly much stronger than before.
Just one look at the thorns wrapped around his entire body was enough to sense the danger they posed.
Faced with a powerful enemy, he seemed helpless, cracking jokes to cover it up while secretly gathering his strength. Then, under the Goddess's protection, he broke through his shackles at last and defeated the great demon king in one fell swoop.
That was a textbook protagonist setup. Had he gotten the wrong script?
"These are the Sin Thorns."
As Fu Qian marveled, William's voice grew even more grating. At the same time, he swung the Blood Thorn Longsword in his hand through the air.
The next instant, countless dark-red thorns spread from the walls and floor, creeping in from every direction. They intertwined and coiled around one another, forming a spiked cage in the blink of an eye.
"Now, there's no chance you'll escape."
"In the Goddess's name, I will cleanse the sin from your body."
"Sorry, but I don't have any sin on me."
Faced with William's solemn declaration, Fu Qian patted his chest and quickly pointed out the flaw in his wording.
William, holding his sword in both hands, fell silent for several seconds.
Strictly speaking, Fu Qian really wasn't wrong.
Though he'd carried himself like a demon king come to life and wielded methods that struck terror into everyone along the way, he truly hadn't picked up even a trace of Sin Fire.
"The fact that someone like you exists is an affront to this world."
Realizing, it seemed, that he