Black Whale's eyes widened as he watched the returning black mist pass through the Rift and rapidly condense before him into a ferocious Blade Mantis.
Its blade arms, glinting with icy light, rose high as it prepared to cleave down at his head!
Everything happened in an instant!
Even if Black Whale still had the strength to wield his authority, he had no way of reacting within such a short span of time.
Not to mention that he was injured.
For a moment, the only option left to Black Whale was to call for help.
"Black Star, you bastard, save me!!"
Then, all he could do was leave it to fate.
Fortunately, Although Black Star had made many tactical misjudgments under the influence of the authority's power, when it came to the basic requirement of "protecting teammates," he still reacted in time.
Just as the blade was about to split open Black Whale's skull, the next second, Black Whale's head split itself in two.
The Blade Mantis formed from black mist slashed at empty air, its body spinning in the vacuum after losing its balance.
After finally steadying itself, it looked up to see that its target was completely unharmed. It immediately let out an enraged shriek and raised its blade arms to strike again.
This attack did hit its mark.
But unfortunately, it still failed to harm Black Whale.
Under the effect of Black Star's "Space" authority, before the blade arms could touch Black Whale's body, they had already plunged into a Rift that appeared out of nowhere, with more than half of them vanishing inside.
When they emerged again, their path swept across the Blade Mantis's own neck.
A silent beheading!
The threat before him burst apart into black mist, but Black Whale had been thoroughly frightened.
At