Watching the dark torrent engulf the high-rises and narrow streets in the blink of an eye, Chen Xi knew things were looking bad.
The Headless Shadow's attack sprayed out in all directions, covering nearly half the city.
"We can't dodge it."
But if they couldn't dodge, then they simply wouldn't.
Even a clay figurine had a temper, let alone her and Lin Yue.
As if of one mind, they turned to look at each other and understood what the other was thinking.
Water surged in from every direction, and a jade-green water sword rapidly formed in Chen Xi's hand.
She faced the oncoming tide of darkness and silently held Sovereign's Wrath in front of them.
The pitch-black shadow, powerful enough to crush everything, split apart the instant it touched the blade, cleaved open and streaming away to either side.
"Shhk, shhk, shhk!!!"
Sovereign's Wrath cleaved through the shadow with a piercing screech, like a hot knife cutting through steel.
Chen Xi braced the sword against the attack. The webs between her thumbs and forefingers throbbed from the impact, while the gale whipped their hair in every direction.
"My mana's draining fast. Under normal circumstances, I'll be out in less than twenty minutes."
"The water within ten kilometers can only refill my mana five times."
Fortunately, they were out in the open, and the Headless Shadow's domain had an enormous reach, nearly covering the entire Spark Federation.
Even if the water here ran dry, Chen Xi could move the battlefield at any time.
Behind her, Lin Yue was trying to use her newly acquired ability to turn the tide.
But things rarely went as planned.
"I can't control the blood." Lin Yue pressed her lips together, cold sweat beading across her forehead.
The blood covering the entire city seemed to bear