Defying the Fate of Beheading

"I will leave you far behind."

"That's more like it..."

Louis's expression suddenly froze.

In that instant, his ever-active hunting intuition screamed warnings.

The sense of imminent crisis made his heart race faster.

An indescribable chill surged through him.

With a loud boom.

He didn't even have time to discern the enemy as a colossal force smashed into his sword, sending his body flying.

He widened his eyes, staring at the unexpected assailant.

At this moment, the world's time seemed to slow down.

He saw Alice's joyful expression turn into shock.

He saw Olivia's terrified eyes as she raised her magic staff.

He saw Grace's bewilderment.

The world became serene, with even the emitted sounds twisting strangely.

"Steel Soul Flow: Time Stop?!"

The ninth level martial technique of the Sword of Martial Arts and the Sage Sword.

One of the ultimate powers of fundamental professions.

With a will as strong as steel, it intervenes in the physical world to partially halt spatial movement.

The extinction-level sword version of the Cosmos, Extinction Sword Twenty-Three.

This is the ninth level martial technique of time stop.

But in the next moment.

A shimmering green shockwave instantly spread out.

Somehow, with an unknown method, Ali quickly nullified the time stop.

"Louis, run!"

Ali cried out in panic.

At this moment, Louis felt a chilling sensation all over his body.

This power, was it that madman attacking Ali before they reached the Fallen Shadow Nether Realm?

No, they're truly not afraid that the Black Sun emperor might strike?

More dogs sent by the Abyssal Church?

Are these people insane?

The Black Sun formed by the emperor is still watching in the sky!

Louis didn't have time to ponder the details.

He shouted out:

"Limuru!"

In an instant, Limuru, acting on Louis's command, raised his hand simultaneously with him.

A synchronously cast energy magic, Scorching Ray, instantly focused on the incoming figure from two different directions.

The two magic spells, with a total of six chained rays, converged on the attacker.

The sinister blood-like aura on the attacker, in that instant, seemed to evaporate, the blood aura boiling like mist.

In just that brief pause, a shadow fell over the attacker, and the clash of swords and knives sparked off a piercing echo.

In just this moment, the battle escalated to a fever pitch.

"Damn it, with this speed... We'll have to fight head-on!"

Olivia raised her hand and cast her unique magic [Existential Weakening] on Grace.

Initially, Ali wanted to call everyone to flee, but seeing the situation, running would just get them cut down first.

She glanced at the attacker's face and shouted loudly:

"Louis, that's an undead!"

"Please, future Libra Saintess!"

"If you're wise, you'll know I'm not announcing to the bewildered nation but reminding you to be ready!"

"Existential Weakening will temporarily make him ignore your existence. You have one chance to severely wound him!"

Dealing with undead of this level, they currently didn't have many means.

Luckily, there was a blessed future Saintess present.

Even at the lowest level, her power had significant restraint on evil beings.

Suddenly.

Grace raised her head.

She understood.

A spark of joy flashed in Ali's eyes.

Worthy of a future Libra Saintess, reliable at crucial moments.

However, she didn't notice, due to the forcibly interrupted Time Stop and being sent flying by Alice's strike, that the creature had now lifted its face.

Originally ready to counterstrike, Alice's steps seemed to be glued in place, hesitating for a moment.

"Rogen teacher?"

This slight delay caused her swing to miss.

Alice looked in that direction with a heavy gaze.

Why.

Why was it him?