As the coffin hit the ground, the man froze for a moment. Then, ignoring Liu Zhi, he lunged straight at it. It was clear that the coffin meant a great deal to him.
But Liu Zhi immediately sensed that something was wrong. The man wasn't trying to steal the coffin—he had thrown himself on top of it, as if trying to stop the lid from opening.
Could something else be about to come out of it?
A thought flashed through Liu Zhi's mind. While the man was unable even to roll away, Liu Zhi raised his sword and struck.
The attack carried the power of Death Lightning, making it noticeably faster. In the wake of Thunder God's Destroyer Fang, a tiny Z-shaped mark appeared. Everything converged at a single point—this was the move that bridged the opening and closing techniques of the sword art: Eternal Night Sword Curtain.
As the entire sword pierced down, a flicker of unwillingness crossed the man's eyes. Then he hunched down and pointed at Liu Zhi, as if he wanted to say something.
But Liu Zhi heard nothing. The man simply vanished before his eyes.
Liu Zhi froze for a moment, then understood. The man had reacted quickly. He knew the situation was against him, and that he had effectively already lost.
To save his own life, he had simply abandoned the mission and left the game.
After the man vanished, the forest of coffins slowly disappeared as well. Apart from the little fairies drawn to the Soul-Devouring Eye staff, everything else seemed to vanish from the game in a flash.
No, not everything. Besides the little fairies, the coffin the man had carried on his back was still there.
Liu Zhi's heart skipped a beat. Remembering how decisively the man had left the game,