I barely avoided the first blow, but she was already there for the second strike. She instantly closed the distance between us, and her sword went for my neck.

I was already flying backwards with my wings. I used my legs to push myself into the sky. As I was expecting, she jumped into the sky, her sword coming for my neck. I flapped my wings simultaneously, using the wind element to throw her away.

I was able to maintain a little distance between us, but this wasn’t enough to stop her; she was continuously slashing her sword at me. I didn’t even dare to blink under her ruthless assault; every single strike of hers was extremely lethal.

This girl had suddenly struck me with her sword; if not for Emi’s warning, she would likely have succeeded in chopping me in half. The deep wound on my chest was a testament to it. Fortunately, with crimson blood talent and passive healing, I didn’t have to suffer from blood loss. My wounds were healing at a fast pace.

I was avoiding her every single blow, without trying to counterattack. For some reason, I had the feeling that something was wrong with her. Her slender hand were holding the sword firmly. When I had first appeared, she was lying in a corner, but now she was like a crazed beast.

Her movements were swift and agile, but luckily, her strength was still below me. If my guess wasn’t wrong, she should be Sabrina from the Valmont family. Her posture of holding the sword was truly elegant, without losing its lethality.

Soon enough, my heartbeat returned to normal, and I found myself freely moving between her sword strikes, without even getting a single scratch. This was becoming easier for me, but the thing was, I wasn’t a martial arts genius, so this sudden change mostly happened because of that Sky Heart talent. It was truly living up to its description, making me free of this minor sword constraint.

Because of this new talent, I wasn’t in a hurry to end this battle. I wanted to utilise my talents and see what else they could do. It was hard to get opponents to practice with, and she was the perfect opponent for that.

I continued playing with her. I found it quite entertaining. It was the first time for me when I got this feeling of being free. I was free from any limits or worries, everything. In that moment, I was limitless.

The truth behind the simple description of being free was now coming into play. I had to admit this was one of the top-tier talents. Alas, I couldn’t play with this girl forever, but I do plan to use her to get some extra rewards. How could I talk about face when the other party just slashed my chest? I would love to do more with her, but Emi was watching my every move.

I moved my neck to avoid the blow she delivered, but this time, I grabbed her right hand in the middle. She quickly shifted the sword to her left hand, trying to chop my hand. I wasn’t going to let it slide this time, as I caught her left hand. I gave a kick right on her stomach, pushing away from me.

One kick wasn’t enough for her; she raised her sword and came for me, once again. Her eyes were completely locked on me.

This time, I am not going to avoid it as I move forward. When her sword was just an inch away from my neck, I used the void, and my entire body passed through her sword easily.

After dodging the blow, I quickly deactivated void form. My hand pressed on her face. I slammed her head on the ground with full strength. The ground shattered, and her entire body collapsed on the ground instantly. Her hand holding the sword went numb, and the sword fell.

"Run!" Before I could take a breath, I heard Emi’s voice once again. When I looked towards hers, I was shocked to see another rune had formed around me, imprisoning me in one place.

I looked at Emi, and she was worried for me; she appeared way too exhausted. Although she had done nothing much in this fight on the surface, if not for her waking me up in time, I might have already offered myself to this ritual willingly. That way, I had to admit she had made enough of a contribution to let her join me in the fight.

I looked down at the girl with a sword, who was also trapped within the rune. I really wanted to get a reward from her to compensate for the wound she caused me.

I gave Emi a side glance before lifting the girl by her collar. I didn’t know what to do with her to get some rewards from her. Of course, I am not gonna do anything extreme. At least till Emi was watching.

I sighed and put her down; my brain wasn’t really working properly at this moment. I used the Void Eyes once again to get out of this rune’s imprisonment.

I looked at the surroundings and found Mink being trapped in another rune, with the Undead Warrior fighting a shapeshifter. It was very clear that things are out of my hands. I walked into the rune where Emi was imprisoned.

Seeing me suddenly appear within that place, she was shocked, but didn’t overreact.

"We need to leave this place," I said, staring into her eyes. I am not the one to fight enemies working in the shadows. If it were some walking monsters, I might try to fight them.

She didn’t say anything, gently nodding her head in affirmation. She raised her hand and placed it on the wound on my chest, which had already healed.

"Does it hurt?"

"..." What kind of question was it? Is she retard? Of course, it fucking hurts. I didn’t know how much it would hurt if I wasn’t using hellfire to suppress my pain.