But Li Ersi paid no heed to anything. He did not want to linger for even a moment, intent only on returning to human civilization.
What he failed to notice was a shadowy figure flickering ahead, rapidly closing in on him.
Shhk-
The next second, Little Eight appeared right before him, close enough to touch.
Her sharp claw blades had already pierced his chest.
Li Ersi stiffened, his gaze freezing as he stared straight at Little Eight's face. Crimson blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
His survival instinct made him grab Little Eight's mechanical arm and push desperately against it.
What remained of his ice-type power began to solidify as well.
At that moment, Little Eight's claw blades were only a few millimeters from his heart. A little farther, and they would pierce straight through it.
Looking at the human struggling on the brink of death, Little Eight curled her lips into a smile as sweet as the girl next door.
Then crystal core energy flashed along her mechanical arm, and a pure white Palm Cannon rapidly charged.
Bang!
With a thunderous blast, Li Ersi's entire chest was blown through, leaving a hole the size of a washbasin.
He slowly lowered his head and looked at the horrific wound.
The light in his eyes dimmed.
After staggering back two steps, he crumpled to the ground.
Li Ersi's eyes remained wide open, reflecting the sky, filled with despair and bitter reluctance.
Another powerful human had fallen on the Corpse Soil Continent.
"Li..."
Hao Yun stared in shock, unable to accept what he had just seen.
His heart felt as though it were bleeding, and a suffocating sensation gripped him.
"Lose the will to fight, and death is all that awaits you. We have to pull ourselves together," Rosen said