In the pitch-black night, He Yishu and Leonardo’s carriage suddenly stopped. A figure leaped down from it.
“Hey, Fogfolk friends in the back, ” That person twisted sick energy as they stepped closer, “Why have you been tailing us so closely all this while? “
Catching the glimpse of three faint concentric rings forming in that person’s eyes, He Yishu and his partner, both shrouded in darkness, immediately sensed danger.
“Flee now! ” He Yishu took one glance and unhesitatingly pulled back, running hard in the opposite direction.
Amade, standing by the carriage, heard the rapid footsteps of two people retreating diagonally behind him. Spotting his actions, 【Bianca Doyle】 on the carriage said, “Let’s go quickly. Better to leave well enough alone. “
But the man, fully enshrouded in his robe, widened his eyes. “No. This time, I can’t let anyone keep a memory of this. “
The second subtle ring of light in the man’s eyes shimmered faintly.
“Posture Resonance. “
With a hum, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the two fleeing figures appeared in Amade’s mind.
Perceiving the amplitude of their running bodies, Amade gave a slight smile. “So, two people who haven’t undergone any real rigorous training. “
With that, fine, dense lines appeared on his palm. As the third ring of light flickered, the miniature projection of an ancient monument stele emerged.
“Information Capture. “
As the bloodline’s halo of power spread, the sounds in his ears and the images he perceived instantly materialized in his hand. “I have a clear picture. Wait for me—these two can’t be left alive. “
Amade’s figure shot forward with incredible speed, pulling a pair of gloves from his waist and pulling them on. The surface of the gloves immediately twisted as replicated energy-mites emerged, writhing densely across the leather, tracing faint, shimmering arcs in the wind.
“Stop right there! “
He Yishu turned his head, and his heart surged with panic as he saw Amade’s figure charging at him from the rocky street at twice his speed.
He hadn’t expected that the lookout Yang Zicang had arranged for him tonight would actually be a magic-infected individual possessing a three-ring bloodline.
“You, go! ” He Yishu shouted at Leonardo beside him.
As he spoke, an ethereal flame burst from his body, a hint of solemnity appearing in his eyes. He drew the rapidly approaching figure back a step and shot himself out like an arrow.
Bam!
The two figures crashed together in the street. Amid sped his hand through He Yishu’s arm in an instant and smashed his fist into his chin.
His head, wrapped in the orange ethereal flame, was knocked upward by the punch in an instant.
“Turns out it’s just a couple of losers like you following me! “
Just then, Leonardo’s dimly glowing dagger slashed swiftly toward Amid’s neck, but the man, evidently experienced in combat, twisted his head aside and shifted his body. While he kicked He Yishu away with one foot, his right fist swung toward Leonardo’s shoulder, which was merely Sheathed in a red ethereal flame.
“Don’t take it head-on! “
｛He Yishu wants to invest 50,000N in me.｝
In that exact moment, Leonardo’s red ethereal flame abruptly turned orange. The man in the longcoat swiftly altered the trajectory of his fist within that brief space and punched the wrist of the hand clutching Leonardo’s dagger.
｛I’veCountrered more than a dozen strikes of 5,000N!**｝
The glove, coated with a layer of Stellar Yuan energy, was crawling with a dense mass of wriggling worms that came into contact with Leonardo’s wrist, biting and tearing at it.
｛I have offset a total of 65,000 N!｝
“Urgh! ” Leonardo’s arm was instantly gnawed out with countless pits and hollows.
That thing was—!
He Yishu’s gaze filled with immense fear. This local, who had no time sequence (shixu), alone used only his fist to smash away tens of thousands of his own time sequence in a single blow.
No good, an enemy like this…! In a flash, He Yishu thought of the key in his hand. He took one look at the collapsed Leonardo—he could still go home…
-｛feilü/Fee Travel Hotel, witnessing the daily routine of today’s travelers.｝
He Yishu’s eyes suddenly snapped open wide.
Seeing that man raise his fist again and slam it down toward the man’s eyes with overwhelming force, He Yishu gritted his teeth, rolled over on the ground, and kicked off to charge forward. “Aaaaah!!! “
His entire body lunged to grab hold of Amed, who had tried to twist away but failed— because this man had his feet locked tight by the legs of Leonardo, whose face was twisting painfully.
“You go now! ” He Yishu shouted loudly.
The fist with the glove wrapped around it kept rocking blow after blow onto his body.
“What about you!? ” Leonardo climbed to his feet with widened eyes. The “fellow townsman, ” who was still a stranger to him, was already spitting blood from his mouth.
Thick smoke, scorched by temporal flames, rose from Amad. The man in the long coat pulled his coat forward, agilely slipped out from it, and spun around to throw a punch.
-｛I tipped the lockpick 10N for COSTELLA HOTEL.｝
An energy field began to manifest around He Yishu. Seeing this, Leonardo finally gritted his teeth and hurried back to the pier with peace of mind.
“How can such a thing exist? What is it? Leave it behind! “
Now Amad was even more determined not to let this man escape. He dared not even blink, terrified that a mere momentary closing of his eyes would make this person vanish from his sight.
“You wouldn’t know. “
-｛Distributor February. Di’an is watching my Prelude to Radiance event.｝
Bam! Another punch landed on his face. The phantom of a worm momentarily coiled around his skin, slithering downward.
At that very instant, the collar of the shirt beneath He Yishu’s neck suddenly stood upright. He ducked his head, and his entire figure swiftly began to vanish.
Splat!
In that final moment, a black blade pierced the chest of the collapsing coat, and blood-soaked longsword thrust out from He Yishu’s chest.
A face under a top hat appeared behind He Yishu. “Ha, tailing us, eh? You’re an accomplice of that man covered in burns, aren’t you? What is your treasure? “
One of his hands pierced through He Yishu’s coat from behind, stretching out to touch He’s hand, just as it brushed against a key.
Suddenly, another wave of energy radiated outward from the person in front of him.
｛Trajectory Master!｝
The man in the long hat’s eyes flashed instantly, and he retreated rapidly!
He Yishu, who was standing before him, vanished in an instant through this spreading energy channel with a whoosh.
“What is that?! “
Amad exclaimed in disbelief.
“That… that thing looks like… no! Both of these things seem like incredible treasures, extremely rare! “
“What?! “
“I think I’ve heard of that key before, but I’m not sure if it’s the one. However, that item that just flashed and pulled a person into some special space—that’s definitely the thing we’ve been searching for all along! It was right in front of us! “
Amad’s eyes lit up. “What are you saying? Could it be… that sudden burst of light and energy is what Black Sheep always referred to as the Ether Beacon calling card? “
“Exactly! “
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