Tang Qi had no time to dodge. He planned to launch into a song and use [Guardian Sword Dance] to defend himself.
But suddenly, a voice called out beside his ear. "Brother, look out!"
He didn't even manage to see the little girl.
All he saw was a flash of white darting past, like lightning tearing through the long night before a thunderclap.
Anbi tackled the Lizardman in front of her to the ground. Her long, sharp nails pierced his scales and sank into his throat. As she pulled them free, blood gushed in a column, splashing across her cheeks. Only then did Tang Qi realize that she really could hold her own.
He hurriedly retreated, putting as much distance between himself and the fight as he could, in case the Lizardmen pouring out of the flames surrounded him.
"[Earth Splitter]!"
A shrill cry in Dragon Language rang out. A long, slender arm, its fingers sharp as blades, swung toward Tang Qi's chest from three meters away.
That was far beyond the reach of any ordinary person.
But before [Alertness] could sound, a flash of silver had already carved a semicircle through the air, smashing the arm into the ground—
With a clang, Shivana felt as though she'd struck a steel plate. "That's tough as hell!"
Her Great Axe only had the [Returning] blessing, which let her summon it back with a thought after throwing it.
Unlike Black Snake's curved saber, it had no [Sharpness] enchantment.
Even in a [Frenzy], when she was fiercer than a Brute Bear, she still couldn't chop the arm off. The shock transmitted through the axe blade left her sluggish, too.
In her confusion, it was as if a Dwarf had jumped up and slammed into the back of her knee. Her leg buckled, she