A dense rain of bullets flew over, however, a surge of demonic energy actually emerged from the forest and flushed away the projectiles. Thereafter appeared a silhouette with a long sniper rifle strapped to his back.

“It’s you?!” The two spoke at the same time. Although their languages were different, it didn’t deter them from understanding one another’s words and emotions.

Qianye’s joy regarding his imminent breakthrough had been wiped away entirely. Meanwhile, that pained expression on Eden’s face revealed his gloomy mood.

The many days of sleepless battles had long since become an endless torture for the two opponents.

Qianye simply picked a random defensive region from the vast Misty Wood, and it was quite a distance from their last battlefield, too.

There was a dagger in Eden’s right hand, while his left hand was shrouded in black demonic energy. At a glance, the latter almost looked like a round shield. There were two obvious bullet marks on his chest plate, but the bullets hadn’t penetrated his armor.

Apparently, his hurriedly activated defenses had blocked the attacks from the Bloody Datura and Mystic Spider Lily. Moreover, he was prepared...