Lin Ye's defenses were torn apart in an instant.
The searing flames burned his left arm.
The agonizing pain nearly made him lose his grip on his broken sword.
"Damn it!" Lin Ye gritted his teeth.
Void Ace gave him no chance to catch his breath.
His three-meter-tall body lunged forward like lightning.
His claws slashed straight at Lin Ye's face.
Lin Ye barely managed to turn his head aside.
The claws grazed his cheek, leaving three bloody gashes.
"Ace, stop!" he cried in anguish.
"This isn't what you want!"
But Void Ace showed no reaction.
His purple-black eyes held nothing but murderous intent and destruction.
He raised both hands, and Void Hellfire surged out again.
"Void Karmic Flame: Chain Explosions!"
Dozens of black-purple flames exploded around Lin Ye.
Each explosion was as devastating as a bomb.
The blasts hurled Lin Ye hundreds of meters away.
More and more wounds covered his body.
Blood stained his tattered clothes red.
But he could not back down.
Every second of hesitation meant more lives lost.
In the distance, survivors were still fleeing for their lives.
Women wept as they held their children.
Elderly people trembled, unable to move.
Everyone shook beneath the threat of Void Ace.
"I have to stop him!" Lin Ye struggled to his feet.
"When Ace was alive, he hated anyone who hurt innocent people!"
"I can't let his body be used for slaughter!"
Lin Ye charged at Void Ace again.
This time, he watched his enemy's movements more carefully.
During their fierce battle, he suddenly noticed a detail.
Void Ace briefly paused whenever he attacked.
In that instant, a different light flickered through his purple-black eyes.
It was not murderous intent, but pain and struggle.
That's... Lin Ye's heart jolted.
Ace? Is the real Ace still in there?