Alecto saw what was happening too. Gritting her teeth, she shouted, "Drop your invisibility and focus on fighting!"
Zhao Si sneered. "Wouldn't it have been better to do that from the start? You just had to try something useless."
Without waiting for Alecto's orders, Alecto charged straight at Zhao Si.
"Mother, I'll take his life!" Alecto declared.
"Come back!" Alecto shouted.
But Alecto was already locked in combat with Zhao Si. The other Black Knife Assassins supported her, trying to help her bring him down.
"Asimi isn't here to cover for you this time." Zhao Si stepped forward, purple arcs of electricity rising from his body.
Gravity's repulsion and attraction alternated.
First, he pushed away the Black Knife Assassins getting in his way, then pulled Alecto toward him.
He raised the Iron Meteorite Blade overhead and delivered a simple, direct downward slash.
Pulled off balance by gravity, Alecto could neither counterattack nor dodge. She could only take the blow head-on.
Clang!
The Black Knife blocked the Iron Meteorite Blade. But Alecto felt an immense force travel from the blade into her arms, then down her spine and legs. Her whole body trembled, and she could barely remain standing.
Even the sharp, sturdy Black Knife had been chipped by Zhao Si's blow.
His training in the dream had produced remarkable results. He could now wield gravity more freely than he had in the Eternal City.
Seeing that things were going wrong, Alecto immediately moved to rescue her daughter.
The Black Knife Assassins had a special footwork technique. As her figure flickered, the pitch-black dagger in her hand gave off an ominous aura.
Black-red flames burned along it. The chill of death enveloped the battlefield, striking fear into the hearts of even battle-hardened soldiers.
Destined death.
Alecto intended to use destined death