Heart Palpitations

At the same time, roughly eight hundred kilometers from the Lava Basin, in a rugged expanse of rocky mountains.

Benjamin, who had been moving stealthily, abruptly stopped.

He instinctively looked to the left. Violent energy fluctuations were coming from behind a rocky mountain three hundred kilometers away.

He concealed his presence and quietly approached, soon making out the battle: three Noren Workshop wizards were besieging a gray-robed wizard from the Tower of Silence.

Yet despite having three against one, the Noren Workshop wizards held no advantage.

The Tower of Silence wizard's movements were uncanny. Gray-white energy ripples burst beneath his feet, propelling his body through ghostlike shifts.

The energy beams released from his hands were astonishingly powerful. Combined with his phantomlike speed and formidable shield, they kept the three Noren Workshop wizards from gaining ground, leaving the battle deadlocked.

"Interesting." Benjamin observed from the shadows. "This man's combat ability is far stronger than those thirteen from earlier."

After watching for a while, Benjamin was just about to act and eliminate the enemy.

Then, from the space to his left, an icy, bone-piercing killing intent erupted without warning!

Fast!

So fast that Benjamin had no time to react!

Fortunately, the Return to Void Armor activated on instinct, and transparent armor instantly covered his body.

Almost at the same moment, a completely transparent crystal dagger wreathed in spatial fissures stabbed out of the void, accurately striking toward Benjamin's left temple!

Sizzle!!!

A shrill sound like rampaging electric currents exploded!

The dagger stopped one millimeter from his skin, firmly blocked by the Return to Void Armor.

The icy killing intent transmitted through the armor made Benjamin's hair stand on end!

He did not even turn his head before his left hand lashed backward like lightning!

But the ambusher was faster.

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