The Double-Horned Dragon struggled as it turned its head to look at the little girl.
A complex emotion, almost like concern, flickered within its dark yellow vertical pupils, but it was quickly suppressed by something deeper.
It let out a low whimper, then suddenly forced its injured body upright as though it had remembered some mission.
Its four sturdy claws rapidly clawed at the ground.
Covered in blood and dirt, it charged into the depths of the forest without looking back.
The Double-Horned Dragon's heavy footsteps were soon swallowed by the woods.
All it left behind were broken shrubs and scattered dark red bloodstains.
Zhao Wuji withdrew his Martial Soul and took two heavy breaths, exchanging a glance with Flender.
Flender stared gravely in the direction where the Double-Horned Dragon had vanished.
Then he lowered his head to look at the smooth wounds on the ground, wounds with no trace of blood.
His gaze behind his lenses paused on Shen Yuji for a moment.
He knew well that the annihilation attribute of the Rouge Annihilation Sword could directly decompose matter, leaving wounds bloodless.
This method of attack was exceedingly rare and terrifying.
For Shen Yuji to react in an instant and precisely strike the Double-Horned Dragon's vital points without taking its life—
Her combat experience and control over her strength were enough to show that her true power far exceeded what she had displayed on the surface.
Shen Yuji withdrew her Martial Soul.
The pink glow faded from her body, and she quickly walked over to the little girl who had fallen to the ground, then crouched beside her.
The little girl was curled up in a pile of fallen leaves, trembling all over.
Her face was buried between her arms, her shoulders hitching as she sobbed. She cried soundlessly,