The moment his voice fell, Yan Huan's figure abruptly blurred.
The next instant, he already appeared before Laigushi, the long sword in his hand carrying the most unadorned chopping movement as he slashed straight down!
The sword speed looked unhurried, yet it seemed to lock down time and space, giving Laigushi the illusion that no matter how he dodged, he was bound to be hit.
"..." Data flashed wildly around Laigushi as he attempted to instantaneously teleport himself to the other end of the Vortex Core.
Hum—!
Spatial ripples spread, and his figure indeed blurred for a fraction of a second.
However, Yan Huan's seemingly slow-falling blade seemed to have been waiting all along at the destination of his jump.
"Huh?!" Laigushi's optic sensors nearly sparked with fury as he forcibly interrupted the teleportation process, his massive frame rolling backward in an extremely wretched posture.
Screech!
The blade brushed past his shoulder guard, once again kicking up a trail of sparks and debris.
Though it missed the core, the power contained within that blade sent a chill even through his core processor.
"Huh? You took a hit, why weren't you banned?" While striking Laigushi, Yan Huan attempted to rewrite his thoughts once more.
Yet this time, it seemed to have little effect.
"I have reinforced my core protocol; the error will not occur a second time."
"Is that so? Too bad I didn't bring a Stellaron... otherwise I'd surely try it on you again."
The next instant, Yan Huan vanished once more.
Laigushi turned his head in shock, only to see that Yan Huan was somehow already behind him, his long sword thrusting toward his back at a tricky angle.
He hurriedly spun around, crossing his arms to block, as dozens of layers of composite force fields instantly materialized on