Whoosh!!
The cane tore through the air with an explosive crack.
Chen Lun dared not underestimate this strike and decided to keep using his speed to maneuver around his opponent.
He stepped back half a pace, narrowly avoiding the cane as its wind swept up his black hair. Just as he was about to surge forward and counterattack, the cane suddenly extended, a spearhead springing from its tip as it thrust toward him like a spear!
Clang-scrape!
Chen Lun instinctively released his protective scales, but still felt a stab of pain.
Amid flying sparks, the cane-turned-spear pushed him several meters back, his legs gouging two long tracks in the ground.
Before he could check his injuries, the cane suddenly separated into dozens of linked, spiked segments and lashed toward him like a steel whip!
A streak of silver swept through the night, countless spikes reflecting the moonlight like a galaxy in the cosmos.
The sudden transformation disrupted Chen Lun's rhythm. He realized he had missed his chance to dodge and had no room to maneuver.
He acted decisively, pulling Connie No. 1 from the Grape Ring and throwing a blazing fireball as he took the lash head-on.
Crack!!
Boom!!
Two thunderous sounds erupted simultaneously.
Chen Lun tumbled backward through the air, trailing beads of blood. He planted a palm on the ground, flipped through the air, and finally landed on his feet.
He frowned slightly. Scales had fallen from his chest and shoulders, and his opponent's strange cane had scraped away a layer of flesh, leaving him drenched in blood.
Looking up, Chen Lun's gaze sharpened.
"That was close, Mr. Spade. I was almost burned to death!"
The cane in Gentleman's hand retracted. At some point, it had turned into a large, round silver shield. Flames ignited by the exploding