Li Yun's heart skipped a beat at those words.
Had they noticed that he had held back during the battle?
Logically speaking, it shouldn't have been that obvious...
Just as he was about to bluff his way through with an excuse he had prepared long ago, he suddenly realized that something seemed to be missing from his body.
Reaching down to check, he discovered that the Blood Treasure Armor—the armor that had failed him at a critical moment—was gone!
The Ancient Secret Script covering his body was now completely exposed before the gathered demons, with nothing left to conceal it.
"Damn it, where's my armor?!"
"That woman stripped it off you." Varimathras answered as quickly as ever, his tone carrying a hint of amusement. "Luckily, you were wearing something underneath. Otherwise, without that red armor, you'd be completely naked..."
"Why did she strip off my armor?!" Li Yun's eyes widened even further.
"Yeah, why did she strip off your armor?" Varimathras spread his hands and tossed the question right back at him unchanged.
The other demons had thoughts similar to the One-Eyed Thunder Demon's.
Since Varimathras had asked what they wanted to ask, they said nothing more.
They merely cast curious looks at Li Yun lying on the ground and listened in silence.
"..."
Li Yun fell silent.
After a long while, he spoke again.
"Where is she? Is she dead?"
This time, Varimathras did not get the chance to answer. Hangenor, standing nearby, suddenly spoke in a gruff voice.
"How could that be possible!"
"That woman is slipperier than an eel. After stripping off your armor, she ran away!"
"I don't know whether she used a Talent Ability or some equipment item, but she vanished right where she stood. It was incredibly fast!"
"Come to think of it, what