Chapter 379: Curse
The greatsword swung down, cleaving straight at Jenny James.
Qin Ran showed no mercy.
In his eyes, Jenny James was nothing more than an enemy.
When facing an enemy, killing them was the best choice!
Whoosh!
[Words of Arrogance], laden with the wind of death, struck Jenny James. Yet unlike before, it failed to cut the enemy before him in two.
A layer of grayish-white light emerged from her body, blocking the dark red blade.
It was not hard.
On the contrary, it was soft.
Yet that softness strangely dispersed the force behind [Words of Arrogance], resisting its keen edge.
Qin Ran raised an eyebrow and immediately lifted [Words of Arrogance].
Then he slashed down again.
Whoosh!
This blow carried even more force than the last.
But the grayish-white light around Jenny James brightened in response.
Once again, it blocked his sword.
At the same time, the grayish-white light began to disperse, turning into clouds and mist that danced on the wind like those around a mountain peak.
Through the haze, a figure flickered in and out of sight.
It appeared to be a man in a robe.
The mist obscured him, preventing Qin Ran from seeing any more, let alone making out his face.
But when the man raised an arm and pointed his index finger straight at him, instincts honed through countless battles made Qin Ran sidestep. Not only did he evade the direction of that finger, he also swept [Words of Arrogance] horizontally.
Yet a combat notification still appeared on Qin Ran's retina.
[Curse: Constitution check failed to reach A rank. Strength, Agility, and Perception reduced by 3 ranks. Mental Attribute check reached B+ rank. The caster will suffer a mental backlash inflicting severe wound status!]
Clang!
[Words of Arrogance] became unbearably