Dense storm clouds obscured the entire sky. The Red Moon had vanished, and all sorts of chemical odors drifted through the murky air.
Buzz!
Downstairs, Xu Ye emerged halfway from a wall like a ghost, wearing the Red Veil.
He glanced around. Everything was quiet. It was past eight, so there were far fewer people on the streets-only a few homeless people and scattered pedestrians.
"What do we do? The Spirit Mirror Knight won't stop until you're dead. You're only Sequence 8, nowhere near his match. And he has three lives, three souls... A-Ye, how about we split up? I'll get help, and you buy us time." Alice remained inside Xu Ye's mind.
Xu Ye nearly swore at her. Get help? Then go find me a few dozen nice Sequence 6 brothers and sisters, if you're so capable.
"Alice, we're like family. We share good times and bad. I know you couldn't bear to leave me."
"I could."
Xu Ye: "#￥%!"
"Xu Kid, watch your left!" While Xu Ye and Alice argued, the Bandit Lord had remained on guard.
It quickly spotted something wrong.
Spectral green flames burned and swirled in the air, gradually forming an enormous, polished mirror. A burning spear emerged from within.
Those flames weren't burning. They were freezing things instead, their temperature so low that green snowflakes appeared in the surrounding air.
Frost also formed on Xu Ye's eyelashes.
His heart jolted, shaking the frost from his lashes. Without a moment's hesitation, four tentacles shot out. Two wrapped around a nearby utility pole, while the other two coiled around the knight's spear, trying to stop his attack.
But the instant those two tentacles touched the green flames, they froze and shattered.
Fuck!
With no other choice, Xu Ye pulled himself toward the utility pole, narrowly dodging