The spreading golden light was like a beacon in the night, strikingly bright in the pitch-black darkness where they could not see their own hands.
Even the mutated Nightmare lurking in the shadows couldn't help looking over.
It sensed that something was wrong and decisively changed the shape of its tentacles, turning them into a black straight blade. With a whistle through the air, it slashed toward Yin Mengyao!
"Trying to take me out in one hit?"
Yin Mengyao narrowed her eyes slightly.
The Nightmare had watched the battle for so long that it surely understood mental attacks were useless against it. So the best strategy was to overwhelm her with the physical prowess of a Sixth-tier.
How could a Mental System wielder like her fight it at close range in a Sixth-tier's domain?
So she chose to... throw the blade in her hand without hesitation!
The gap in their levels was too great. Better to be cautious.
"Clang!"
The blades clashed with a clear, ringing hum.
But in the next instant, the Tang sword shattered, splitting into seven throwing knives that shot toward the Nightmare's vital points!
The Nightmare merely let out a low murmur. Shadows surged all around it, sprouting countless tentacles that wrapped around it layer upon layer like a cocoon.
The throwing knives struck the cocoon's slick black surface, only to veer away without causing any damage.
But the force of their rebound sent them whizzing past Yin Mengyao and landing nearby.
She had clearly expected this. Enduring the corruption, she extended her mental power and swiftly drew them back.
The throwing knives reassembled into the shape of a Tang sword, and Yin Mengyao gripped it in her hand.
She had never expected to inflict any real damage. With reinforcements on the way, buying time came