Chen Muyan was shrouded in a layer of darkness, making his figure appear even more slender. His starry eyes flickered as he stared at the braided man and the others.
His Night Dancer activated, multiplying all his attributes. His strength had already risen to S-Plus Rank, and his powerful aura grew increasingly intense.
The braided man and the others felt their hearts skip, sensing that something was off.
"Why has his aura changed?"
"Who knows..."
"He's probably just putting on an act. Don't overthink it. We need to deal with him quickly, then go help Brother Long Fei."
"..."
One of the Speed Type Awakened spoke as he gripped a short blade and charged forward again, intending to end the battle swiftly.
But Chen Muyan looked over, his starry eyes narrowing.
"Justice... Execute!"
The Lightning Blade in his hand flashed wildly. His figure abruptly vanished from where he stood, like a bolt of lightning streaking across the desolate earth.
As he crossed paths with the Black Scorpion member, he swung his blade in a horizontal slash.
The sharp blade light sank into the man's neck as easily as if slicing tofu, leaving him frozen in place.
"Urgh..."
The man's face went blank. Before he could react, his eyes filled with terror and disbelief. Then his neck tilted, his head slid off, and blood splattered across the ground...
The headless corpse crashed to the ground.
"He's dead..."
The others were all shocked. None of them had seen what had just happened.
But seeing their companion die, and beheaded in a single strike at that, they could not help but feel terrified.
"Why did he suddenly become so strong?"
"Is it an awakened ability..."
"What do we do?"
"..."
But Chen Muyan gave them no more chances. As his body flickered, afterimages