The instant Su Ye knocked Taishan unconscious with a slash, Charles's keen claws reached Su Ye's back.
It was as if Su Ye had eyes behind him.
He used the momentum of his slash to twist his body at an impossible angle, catching that delicate instant when his old strength had faded and new strength had yet to rise. The Blood Shadow Battle Saber swept in a half-circle, slashing backward.
Clang!
Sparks flew as saber met claws with a piercing metallic ring.
Su Ye used the impact to step back, steady himself, and open some distance.
Charles, meanwhile, staggered three steps back from the blow. Yet he showed no regret at missing his strike, nor any anger or concern over his dead subordinate and the unconscious Taishan. His expression only grew more deranged.
"Heeheehee! You really are strong. I like you so much! Again! Again!"
Charles's eyes glowed crimson. His figure blurred once more, and his dark-red metal claws became a storm of death, attacking Su Ye from every strange angle.
These attacks...
They had no pattern to speak of. He really did fight like a mad dog.
Yet they were lightning-fast, vicious and cunning. Every swipe aimed for a vital point, filled with pure bloodlust.
No wonder people called Charles the Mad Dog.
It wasn't just how he acted. It was how he fought.
He was completely fucking insane.
Su Ye's expression remained cold. The Blood Shadow Battle Saber moved as he willed it.
He cleaved, chopped, swept, and hooked...
And somehow blocked every blow in Charles's relentless assault.
Saber light and claw shadows intertwined. Clashes rang out without pause, and each collision sent terrifying ripples of energy across the ground, leaving deep gouges behind.
The exchange left Xia Zhiqiu and the others dumbstruck.
"Th-this is incredible."
Xia Zhiqiu