"Ah!"
Hanano~Mai let out another sharp cry and launched the first attack. Gripping her demonic halberd in one hand, she charged forward at top speed. Her hatred for Zhao Fu was immensely intense—deeper than being killed by him a hundred times over, utterly bone-deep and unforgettable.
The others charged in as well, pairs of blood-red eyes fixed fiercely on Zhao Fu, as though they wanted nothing more than to devour him alive.
Watching the eight rush toward him, Zhao Fu struck first. Once the eight of them formed a combined assault, he would be placed at a severe disadvantage.
With a horizontal slash of his sword!
A straight sword scar tore across the space ahead. With a roar, countless sword qi swept up a massive sword-wind, attacking the eight like a colossal tempest.
Hanano~Mai, charging at the very front, swung her demonic halberd and sent out a crescent arc that cleaved open part of the storm. She shot through it and arrived before Zhao Fu, thrusting the demonic halberd fiercely toward him.
Zhao Fu shifted to the side, raised his sword, and brought down a dazzling sword light toward Hanano~Mai. The terrifying strike sent a chill through Mai's heart, and she hurriedly drew back her demonic halberd to block before herself.
"Clang!"
The sound of metal striking metal rang out as sparks scattered in all directions. Mai was sent stumbling back five or six meters.
"Roar!"
A tremendous roar erupted. Akhenaten's gem-encrusted ebony scepter released a sphinx-like monster, which charged at Zhao Fu with a vast and terrifying aura. Opening its enormous jaws, it savagely bit toward him.
Zhao Fu gave a cold shout and raised the seven-colored light sword, thrusting forward with all his strength. Countless seven-colored sword qi poured forth like a rushing river, crashing into the sphinx