Saga, having just narrowly escaped death, recovered at once. Then he immediately charged forward and roared, "You bastard, I'll kill you!" As he spoke, he snatched a knight's spear from nearby and thrust it at Li's chest. Li merely sneered. If Saga could kill him, that would be a miracle!
Although Li had expended a great deal of strength saving Layla in black, dealing with an enemy of this level was still effortless for him.
Yet, to Li's surprise, Layla in black suddenly stepped forward, spread her arms, and stood in front of him.
It looked as though she intended to take the spear for Li.
Having just come so terribly close to death, Saga seemed to have been driven to the height of fury. He paid no attention to Layla in black's actions and drove his spear straight down, as though he intended to kill her along with Li.
Yet Layla in black did not move at all, as if the other man were merely poking at her with a toothpick.
Li let out a faint sigh and abruptly reached out with his right hand, pulling Layla in black aside. She was slightly startled, but it all happened in an instant. A moment later, Li's chest collided with the spear in Saga's hand. There was a sharp crack.
The spear in Saga's hand had turned to dust.
Saga stared blankly at Li, then glanced at the tiny bit of dust remaining in his hand. He simply could not believe that someone he had considered no different from trash had been concealing such power.
Li patted his chest. That attack had felt to him like taking a punch head-on. His chest had suddenly tightened, but there was no other sensation.
Then a spear suddenly shot out from the side and