Sword, Come!

Li Luo was still staring in astonishment at the sharp sword embedded in her chest when the Purple Ram-Headed Man coat covering her body began reacting on its own:

Flesh buds suddenly sprouted from the wound, and spinning chain saws emerged along their edges. They clamped down tightly on the blade and forced it outward. The chain saws paid no heed to Li Luo's pain, wildly gripping the sword. Under the immense pressure, sparks burst from Li Luo's chest like fireworks.

By the time Li Luo came to her senses, the sword had already been flung away by the chain saws, and the wound had nearly healed.

At the same time, several "Thread Pouches" suddenly formed from the threads that made up the Ram-Headed Man coat. Something seemed to be writhing inside them. Once Li Luo steadied herself during her fall, the pouches abruptly burst open, firing countless chains toward solid points across the platform. The chains pierced firmly into place, and Li Luo's body jerked to a halt, stopping her descent.

The chains anchored to the platform then began to retract, hauling Li Luo upward. With a rush of wind past her ears, she landed steadily on the platform.

Before she could even make out the enemy that had attacked her, the chains embedded in the platform curved and struck into the darkness.

Li Luo's reactions simply could not keep up with the Ram-Headed Man's combat instincts. It was as if she were wearing a suit of armor that could fight automatically, leaving her able only to watch as it performed one dazzling maneuver after another.

Still, even if she was half a beat slow, she could eventually react. A series of metallic clashes drew Li Luo's attention. Looking toward the sound, she discovered that the chains she had