In a flash, the Drunkard surged toward Pot Lid Head, bristling with rage.
Sharp, pointed nails sprouted from all ten fingers, and he lunged to rake them across Pot Lid Head's chest.
At the same time, his full-force attack activated an invisible power.
Han Su and Wei Lan, standing beside him, could both see scarlet light appearing behind Pot Lid Head.
They could just make out what seemed to be a vast, ancient scroll unfurling deep within space.
Endless and sprawling, it was covered in all kinds of bizarre writing. Countless quill pens seemed to float above the red scroll, writing encrypted, twisted characters in blood ink and giving off an eerie, mysterious air.
The Scarlet Scroll!
Anyone who shook hands with another person under Zero Sequence Number 12, the Scarlet Scroll, was considered to have entered into a pact.
If they broke the pact, they would be punished by the Scarlet Scroll.
The most common punishment was for the Scarlet Scroll to strip the skin from their body, making it part of the scroll.
The Drunkard knew just how severe this punishment was. That was why, even after he'd begun to doubt Pot Lid Head, he'd still made him his trump card after they signed the pact. At this critical moment in the fight, he'd still called on him.
Now, Pot Lid Head had indeed managed to fool the Drunkard, and he'd seen the shock on his face.
But that also meant he'd broken the pact, and the Scarlet Scroll's punishment had descended.
Large cracks appeared across his skin, and blood gushed out as if an invisible butcher's blade were carving him up.
The Drunkard struck at that very instant, taking advantage of the backlash to go straight for Pot Lid Head's heart.
"Shk!"
But at that moment, Pot