Most terrifying of all, they discovered to their horror that, as Mu Yanyan's web of swords grew denser layer by layer, even their chance to stake their lives on self-detonation was slipping away.
The instant they realized this, all three let out sky-shaking howls.
Mu Yanyan's expression chilled, and she abruptly poured in thirty percent more power.
"You have reinforcements? Soul-Seizing Sword!"
The already dazzling sword light surged yet again. Amid the rain of swords filling the sky, three streaks shot out with unstoppable force.
The three had no room to dodge at all. All were struck in the chest, screaming as they staggered back amid spurting blood.
Mu Yanyan's pretty face remained impassive as sword light once more filled the sky.
She had intended to take these three down with the least possible effort, but their simultaneous warning howls clearly meant that other Witch Alliance forces were lurking nearby. To prevent any further complications, she would have to end this quickly.
Amid the sword rain, another three streaks of sword light burst forth. One man was struck in the forehead and fell immediately with a scream. Another took a sword to the chest, suffering another grievous wound. Chen Yuting fared no better: a sword struck his lower abdomen and pierced his dantian, sending him plummeting like a kite with its string cut as he spewed blood across the sky.
Just then, a black figure materialized silently in midair. Entirely shrouded beneath a black cloak, the figure resembled a giant bat spreading its wings. With a flip and sweep of long sleeves, the figure met Mu Yanyan's sword light head-on.
With a thunderous boom, both retreated at the same time.
Immediately afterward, endless black haze abruptly spread through the air, blotting out the entire stretch of heaven and earth in