Right after that came an even sharper sound of something tearing through the air.
Boom—!!
The hammer came crashing down, and the black mist stretching for hundreds of meters scattered in an instant. The entire underworld began to tremble with it.
The earth split open, wraiths wailed, and the vast energy even gave this barren land something called "extinction."
The blow had not landed directly on Chen Ce, but the violent shockwave alone nearly shattered all his organs. His whole body was sent flying dozens of meters away, only to be dragged back again by that "spectral hand."
The Black Stone Rune Greatsword he had just assembled shattered instantly. Broken stones and blade fragments cut him open, tearing his flesh as blood streamed down.
"Hand over the betrayer to me... Your soul should be annihilated after the betrayer..."
Mordekaiser's tone was like an order.
An order from a king to a lowly commoner, one that brooked no refusal.
Unfortunately, Chen Ce did not belong to the realm of the dead, much less was he one of Mordekaiser's subjects.
"You clearly want to kill both of us, but you still care about doing it in order? You're surprisingly principled about that..."
Chen Ce wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, smiling as he answered while making a few little moves of his own.
His left hand quietly settled on LeBlanc's slender waist, while his right hand, which held the World Rune fragment, openly aimed at Mordekaiser.
"But sorry. I'm really not that principled."
The moment his words fell, the World Rune fragment in his palm erupted with an even more terrifying burst of energy.
Even Mordekaiser caught a hint of danger.
However, the powerful attack he had imagined did not come.
All there was was a feeling that made