Zhao Bai muttered to himself. Black Seele, who had been chasing him all the way, suddenly sensed danger.
Ahead was the exit of the Sea of Quanta. As long as they crossed that threshold, they could return to reality. But at the same time, Zhao Bai felt the rejection weaken to an acceptable level. He immediately turned around and brought his katana down in a beautiful kesagiri slash.
Slash!
Great swathes of snowy-white radiance fell in cold silence like snow descending from the heavens, light and airy. The thin blade danced forward. Zhao Bai held it in both hands, maintaining an elegant posture throughout. Even his attack was restrained, as though this were merely a sparring match, for fear of hurting his sister-in-law.
He had the strength to show off.
The blade split the claws in two without harming the flesh in the slightest. Zhao Bai did not press his advantage. Instead, he rationally sheathed his sword and gazed deeply at the arrogant Black Seele. For a moment, the atmosphere was terribly awkward.
Silence. Silence was the Sea of Quanta tonight.
She ran away.
Black Seele was simply the kind of person who could not handle pressure. When Seele woke up, she was utterly stunned. After all, while observing the outside world through Heavy Cannon Rabbit, that girl had often rambled in her ear.
"Zhao Bai and I... we're evenly matched. I can solo-kill him."
With such a domineering declaration, Seele had thought she would wake to find corpses scattered all over the ground. Yet, to her utter surprise, nothing of the sort had happened. He stood where he was, smiling gently as he sheathed a katana that radiated cold air.
"Did you kill her?"
"No. I scared her away. She probably won't come out for a while. Let's