A moon-white robe, pale purple hair falling to her waist, distant eyes, and the hint of a smile at her lips.
"Ofina."
Zhang Xuan sighed softly and spoke her name.
Feng Ying's master of Mental Power.
She had actually come.
The God-Demon Obsession was tied to Mental Power, and Xia Zhiqiu had spent quite some time trying to obtain it. The commotion had drawn Ofina, a fellow Mental Ability User, here to seize it.
"Lao Xia, keep going. Get the God-Demon Obsession."
At Su Ye's low command, Xia Zhiqiu charged toward the wisp of God-Demon Obsession without another word.
Hesitating now would only waste Su Ye's efforts.
"Ah."
Ofina let out a soft sigh.
"I never wanted to fight anyone."
Her words sounded compassionate, but...
"If you're here to steal it, spare us the saintly act. It's sickening."
Ofina's serene expression shifted slightly.
"I'm quite taken with this God-Demon Obsession. Why not let me have it? I'm willing to pay."
"Get lost!"
Ofina: ...
As they spoke, Xia Zhiqiu was already about to touch the God-Demon Obsession.
But just then,
a figure appeared in midair as if from nowhere.
Even the light around him seemed to fold and bend away, leaving the sudden figure half in shadow and strangely hard to make out.
Severus.
One of Feng Ying's top fighters, at Peak Eighth Heaven, and a master of assassination.
Severus had been hiding in midair all along. He had made no move while Ofina confronted Su Ye, holding back for this very moment.
He had waited until Xia Zhiqiu was about to claim the God-Demon Obsession, when everyone would let down their guard.
Severus's poisoned dagger was a heartbeat from striking Xia Zhiqiu.
"Little rat. I spotted you ages ago."
Su Ye, who had been facing Ofina, blurred and vanished