"Dragon-Chant Golden Bell Shield!"
Caught completely off guard, the trusted subordinate could only resort to his ultimate trump card.
With a dragon's roar, bell-shaped golden light enveloped his entire body.
Unfortunately, against a two-in-one blood arrow created by sacrificing a fine-quality item and an entire tentacle, the Dragon-Chant Golden Bell Shield alone was nowhere near enough. He would have needed the Tiger-Roar Iron Vest as well, at the very least.
Under the subordinate's despairing gaze, the green arrow pierced the golden light, then his chest.
Then he dissolved into a puddle of pus and blood.
The Virtue of Benevolence reduced lethal damage, but the poison damage from the Green-Splash Gum was continuous.
After penetrating layer upon layer of defenses, the green arrow's power was finally almost exhausted, leaving only an arrowhead.
"Blade Aura Ward!"
Seeing the arrowhead about to strike him, the security captain immediately activated his protective blade aura.
Azure blade aura burst out of his body, shredding the green arrow's remaining power.
"Phew!"
The security captain let out a long breath.
Fortunately, to compensate for the shortcomings of his saber technique, he had gone to great lengths to learn the Blade Aura Ward years ago. Otherwise, he really would have fallen victim to that attack today.
It was a shame about that trusted subordinate, though. The kid had been efficient at his work and quite skilled at sucking up.
Still, he had seen who had pulled that dirty trick. With a formidable enemy before him, he couldn't spare the time now, but he would deal with that bastard once this was over.
"Blade Across the World, Laughing Proudly Above All!"
The security captain finally finished gathering power. His fully drawn blade was wrapped in blade aura so dense it had become solid.
Nobody doubted that this strike could