Chapter 399: Gehrman Sparrow, This Isn't Over!
The others reacted then as well, turning their guns toward her.
Lilith clapped lightly, and the guns in their hands instantly turned into ropes that bound them tightly in a flash. A few Beyonders reacted quickly enough to throw their guns away, but the clothes they wore turned into ropes as well.
Alfred quickly retreated to a corner, deftly using [Whip] to snap the ropes binding several of his nearest subordinates.
Then his eyes swiftly swept his surroundings like lightning, searching for Gehrman.
At that moment, his black trench coat began twisting and changing as well. He immediately thrust out a hand. "Transfiguration is prohibited here."
The coat stopped changing at once. With a grim expression, he thrust out his hand again. "Imprisonment."
Layer upon layer of transparent walls and flowing, extremely viscous transparent liquid closed around Lilith, but the instant they touched her, she turned into a streak of moonlight and vanished.
She then flashed several times in succession, releasing one black flaming bullet after another.
As Alfred moved, he used [Whip] several times in succession to extinguish the flaming bullets. By then, an ice spear had gathered in Lilith's hand.
She was about to throw it when she suddenly felt a stab of pain in her head. With an "Ow," she fell into a sitting position, and the half-formed ice spear immediately turned into ice scattered across the floor.
Alfred did not pursue her, however. Instead, he stared fixedly at Edward, who had appeared out of thin air beside Lilith. "Gehrman Sparrow!!!"
Edward helped Lilith up, genuinely rather surprised. "Well... we meet again so soon. Aren't you in the navy? How did you end up stranded on a deserted island, sneaking my ship away like this?"
Alfred's expression was cold. "I