Volume 2

75 A Brutal Test

“I’ll go look for You Ji.” The tip of her sole tapped lightly against the ground and Li Wen was once again floating through the air.

In the distance, after Li Qing’s initial cleave, she brought her broadsword down for a second, third, and fourth time.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

The luminescence of the blade was practically blinding my unworthy eyes!

Beneath the glare of her strikes that shone in all directions, the monster lay like a fish on a chopping board, sliced apart by a knife-wielding master. Still, the image of its blackened flesh splitting apart was an uncomfortable sight to behold.

For a split second, I thought Li Wen had escorted another mermaid-type monster when she returned with You Ji.

You Ji was covered in splatters of blood with only half the length of her hair left after my arrow struck through them. Her arm was bent at a weird angle and appeared to have been fractured.

Li Qing’s grumbling towards You Ji was relentless as she approached with her broadsword in hand, her. “I instructed all of you to stay put, yet you still took matters...