The crossbow bolt flew at incredible speed. Liu Zhi thought his reactions were fast enough, but he never imagined the bolt would reach his chest before he could respond.
Liu Zhi shifted one foot back, and the evasive footwork of the Z-Secret Sword kicked in. The Z-Secret Sword's greatest strength lay in dodging and counterattacking, so its footwork also had a very high dodge rate.
When the bolt shot toward him, Liu Zhi barely managed to evade it.
Then Liu Zhi instinctively thrust forward with his sword.
He used the effect of Dark Night Thrust Swordplay for this strike as well.
As he thrust, Liu Zhi felt that he might have made the wrong choice. He shouldn't have done that.
His strike prompted the man to dodge just as quickly, using the same method of rolling on the ground.
After rolling, the man raised the Hand Crossbow in both hands and fired at Liu Zhi.
The instant they clashed, both understood that they were very much alike. They were both agile Necromancers who relied on dodging and counterattacking.
The difference was that Liu Zhi counterattacked with a Fine-Thorn Sword. He was a Sword Saint, while the man counterattacked with a Hand Crossbow. He was a ranger.
They traded blows back and forth, moving faster and faster, until both forgot their professions and that they were Necromancers.
At last, the man reflexively reached behind his back, seeming to want to pull the coffin he carried around to the front.
That motion made him realize where they were: the Underworld. He didn't have much time to stay here. He had to kill Liu Zhi.
At the same time, he realized that his tried-and-true trick didn't seem to work as well as usual.
Normally, he could use the coffin to send enemies to