In that instant, Young Master Gu had thought Li Chen intended to kill him by smashing him into the ground in a fall. He had already mustered all his strength and braced for the impact.
But he had never imagined that Li Chen's true intention was to snap his neck.
With his attention divided, Young Master Gu's puppet lost its balance within a few exchanges. Two Armored Warriors pounced on it and pinned it firmly to the ground, while the Keen Warrior puppet rushed forward and drove a blade into Young Master Gu's chest, ending his life.
"No... don't kill me!"
Miss Bai was utterly terrified. She scrambled backward, then turned her Warg around and fled.
But she had barely gone a few steps when Li Chen leaped from the tree, gliding toward the road like a great roc.
As he did, he summoned the Water Spider. With a step against empty air, he leaped again in defiance of gravity and landed securely on its seat.
The Water Spider charged at full power, diving from high above with terrifying momentum, like a meteor crashing to earth.
He aimed at Miss Bai's back. Facing this disciple of Master Artisan Luo who purchased human materials, he had not the slightest inclination to cherish a delicate beauty. His first strike went straight for her heart.
A steel leg extended, its blade springing out. Amid a whistle like an arrow cleaving the air, a cold gleam stabbed toward her back.
Yet a figure abruptly appeared behind Miss Bai.
The figure swiftly grabbed at the steel leg. Amid a scalp-prickling clash of metal, the leg pierced its palm, but that palm seemed nothing like flesh and blood. It was as though it had been forged from refined gold.
Bang!
The two separated the instant they