Clang!!
Without any hesitation, Ling Zhan swiftly tossed aside the shattered armor tainted by the aura of darkness as he retreated.
Before he could pull the trigger again—
The dark aura flashed behind Ling Zhan once more!
So fast!!
Even Ling Zhan had to marvel at Princess Sheng Luni's speed this time!
He had never expected a mage-class profession to possess such an absurdly exaggerated movement speed!
It was nearly on par with his Light Leap!
Of course...
What surprised him even more was that Her Highness the Princess had chosen to fight him in close combat!
Whoosh!!
At that moment.
The black staff silently thrust toward him again.
Precise, fierce, swift as lightning.
Like a thrusting sword delivered by a master swordsman.
And yet...
"Awesome! He dodged it again!"
Before the stunned gazes of the crowd, the Jobless Freelancer merely crouched slightly and evaded the attack aimed at his throat.
Not only that...
This Freelancer seemed to have sounded the horn for a counterattack. The shotgun in his right hand had vanished at some point, replaced by an exquisite jet-black dagger!
Whoosh!!
At such close range, the dagger shot toward Sheng Luni's fair neck like lightning!
But...
At that instant, it was as though time had slowed.
Ling Zhan suddenly saw a frenzied smile slowly curl across Sheng Luni's cold, indifferent face!
"Danger"!!
His combat instincts, beyond those of any ordinary person, issued a warning!
Then, under Princess Sheng Luni's slightly astonished gaze, the attack aimed at her neck was forcibly cut short.
Immediately afterward, Ling Zhan tapped the ground with his toe.
Light Leap!
Whoosh!!
At that critical moment.
Ling Zhan successfully unleashed this god-tier skill granted by the system.
And at the exact instant Ling Zhan flashed away...
Countless dark tendrils resembling tentacles burst forth from the