Shaking her head, Candice rejected Lawrence's suggestion. She stared firmly at Belinda and snapped, "This isn't just about money!"
In their current situation, Candice clearly had the upper hand. With Han Shuo and the others helping her, Belinda and Johnny stood to gain nothing. Their clothing and weapons alone showed that the Calamity Church was not short of money. Yet Belinda, who could have quelled Candice's anger simply by paying some gold coins, was being inexplicably stubborn.
"We of the Calamity Church aren't people you can threaten!" Already wounded, Johnny looked even more vicious as anger twisted the scar on his face. The longsword in his hand shimmered with the power of lightning, giving off a dazzling electric glow.
Just as Han Shuo was about to speak, Johnny moved at tremendous speed, suddenly charging at him with murderous intent written across his face. The lightning-charged longsword in his hand unleashed terrifying power like an electric dragon, lighting the dim cave with a blinding glare.
"Watch out!" Johnny's sudden attack startled Phoebe, Emily, and the others, and they could not help crying out a warning.
A mass of white bones abruptly gathered in midair, forming a White Bone Shield in an instant to block the longsword that resembled an electric dragon. Two Bone Spears shot out after it, striking Johnny's lightning sword first as the White Bone Shield took shape.
With a few faint crackles, the Bone Spears shattered. Seemingly spraying sparks, the lightning sword slammed into the White Bone Shield with a bang, driven by Johnny's charge.
In an instant, the bones forming the White Bone Shield snapped into pieces. Even after his sword's momentum had been checked twice, Johnny persisted in trying to stab Han Shuo to death.
The Demon-Slaying Edge finally whistled out of its sheath. A cold