Hasten Ressenbor shrugged his shoulders; he intended to mentally crush his opponent bit by bit, making Sky Shadow feel an unprecedented sense of powerlessness. This was far more amusing than simply defeating an opponent, for Hasten Ressenbor had defeated too many strong adversaries, so many that even he had lost count. Tired and desensitized, he gradually realized that crushing an opponent didn't mean killing them, but rather making them collapse.

"Hmph, those are your words," Sky Shadow said with a wicked smirk spreading across his lips, a smirk so sinister that even Hasten Ressenbor felt taken aback, as if Sky Shadow was brewing some surefire plot.

"Ha!"

With a roar, Sky Shadow suddenly burst forth, swinging a punch accompanied by a whooshing sound effect.

Whoosh! The next second, instead of actually hitting Hasten Ressenbor, Sky Shadow used the momentum to dart past, quickly distancing himself and disappearing into the distance… One could easily imagine this was simply a feint designed to escape, preparing to accelerate away.

"Naïve."

Swoosh!

With a blink-step, Hasten Ressenbor instantly appeared in an area Sky Shadow would have to pass through, his speed so fast that even Sky Shadow could barely keep up with his movements.

Seeing this, Sky Shadow continued to boost his speed, changing direction; as he altered his position in the void, in the span of just one second, Sky Shadow had changed positions at least four times, covering a staggering 3000 meters.

Sssssss...

Swoosh swoosh swoosh...

But no matter how he moved, he could never escape that unsettling figure. Indeed, Hasten Ressenbor simply stood with his back to him, and yet it was as though he had eyes on his back, appearing right in front of Sky Shadow every time he moved a certain distance.

Unable to run or defeat him, it would be impossible for Sky Shadow to not feel despair at this point; the pressure was immense.

This is bad, there's no way out, even running away is impossible. With such speed, even if it was Mengdie, escaping would be difficult.

Yet Sky Shadow did not give up any sliver of hope, clinging to the chance despite its slimness—this was the basic survival instinct of a warrior.

With a splash, Sky Shadow plunged headfirst into the distant frozen lake; it was an emergency countermeasure he came up with, even though he didn't know if his opponent was capable of breathing underwater. Nonetheless, with his current endurance and lung capacity, holding his breath for a few minutes shouldn't be a problem.

If escape was impossible in the sky, his only choice was to escape underwater.

Sky Shadow didn't even let out a single breath, fearing detection. He relied solely on physical strength to move swiftly underwater. Fortunately, he didn't see Hasten Ressenbor's shadow. Did this imply his opponent was not adept at swimming?

Only after 6 minutes, when he could no longer bear it, did Sky Shadow come up to the surface for air. But as soon as he drew a breath, a foot belonging to Hasten Ressenbor stomped down on him, almost causing him to choke.

"Since you enjoy swimming, I, being generous, don't mind letting you swim a bit longer."

At the edge of the lake, Sky Shadow considered different strategies for breaking free and dealing with the situation. The result was that there was no way out. Evidently, the opponent's failure to enter the water wasn't due to fear, but rather the ability to lock onto him easily.

Splash...

Sky Shadow burst out of the water again, only to be met with another lightning-fast kick from Hasten Ressenbor, as if he were playing whack-a-mole.

However, what Hasten Ressenbor didn't expect this time was that as his foot descended to stomp on Sky Shadow, his ankle was caught in Sky Shadow's grasp. With a strong pull, Hasten Ressenbor tottered and was abruptly dragged underwater.

Sky Shadow, moving almost as fast as a bullet, flung Hasten Ressenbor toward the bottom of the lakeside, while his own body, propelled by the reactionary force, shot up from the water and rapidly flew away with a burst of energy.

Boom!

At the same time, a huge wave suddenly rose from the depths of the lake, reaching a hundred meters high, along with a tremor that shook the ground itself.

One second later, Hasten Ressenbor's figure appeared above the lakeside, but upon looking back, the person was gone...

As Hasten Ressenbor surveyed his surroundings, aside from the lake and mountain peaks scattered across Colonial Planet, and the vast whiteness of the falling snow, he could no longer find any trace of Sky Shadow.

His current option was just one in eight — no more than that. In other words, against Sky Shadow who had concealed his aura, he could only commit to one direction to pursue, thereby abandoning the other possible locations. With some luck, if the distance remained within hundreds of meters, there may still be a chance to sense the faint magnetic field aura of Sky Shadow. Otherwise, it would not be so.

Of course, Hasten Ressenbor was not foolish enough to persist in only one direction, but instead concentrated his energy between his hands, deciding to melt the surrounding snow, suspecting that his cunning opponent might be hiding within it.

Booming sounds of pulses, a series of light waves emitted from his hands, melted away thousands of square kilometers of area, yet still, he found no sign of Sky Shadow.

Dammit! To let the target escape, Hasten Ressenbor clenched his teeth in rage.

What to do, search for others? He considered chasing towards where he knew others were, but his figure suddenly paused, then swiftly backtracked in the opposite direction. The prey wasn't stupid, and surely wouldn't run back the way he came, hence Hasten Ressenbor guessed the least likely direction was exactly where Sky Shadow would be escaping.

However, Hasten Ressenbor was profoundly mistaken. The most dangerous place might not be the safest, but as a military man, Sky Shadow was most adept at anti-tracking. Therefore, everything Hasten Ressenbor could think of, he had already taken into account. That's the real reason Sky Shadow was fleeing back the way he came, not because of that nonsense saying that the most dangerous place is the safest. Who would believe that crap?

Now, what Sky Shadow was considering was that even if he managed to escape this time, he still had to confirm whether the fat man was dead or alive. As for Mengdie, he believed she must have definitely found a way to escape.

Shshshsh...

In his continuous flips and maneuvers, he didn't even use Air Travel, fearing that Hasten Ressenbor would detect him, but instead used a ground speeding shuttle method and soon arrived back where he started.

Sky Shadow was startled to find the fat man; the fat man was indeed pretending to be dead, with not a single drop of blood on the ground, which meant the fellow was still feigning death.

As for Mengdie, the moment Sky Shadow saw her, he was almost mad enough to pass out.

He had risked his life to hold off Hasten Ressenbor, to create a chance for Mengdie to escape, to quickly find Blade Warrior and then leave this place, because only by ensuring Mengdie's safety and the continuation of her lineage inside her could they have the best chance to confront 'Bizarre.' This seemed like the best plan for now.

But to Sky Shadow's disbelief, this foolish woman had not run away. He had no idea if it was to save the fat man, to protect Sara, or some other reason, or perhaps she was unable to escape.

It shouldn't be, Sky Shadow couldn't understand at all.

It can be said that this place might be safe, but it wasn't 100% guaranteed. On the contrary, safety was only temporary. Once Hasten Ressenbor failed to find anyone, the first thing he'd most likely do would be to return here to look for people.

Sky Shadow believed that if they encountered Hasten Ressenbor again, it would be very difficult for everyone to have a chance to escape.

The reason he had managed to run away earlier was entirely due to using the lake water as a natural cover, isolating his own aura from Hasten Ressenbor's line of sight. But once they let such a terrifying enemy pursue them, they would have no hope left.

"Mengdie, are you an idiot? Why didn't you run?"

Sky Shadow felt an impulse to kill Mengdie right then and there, but Mengdie obviously didn't have time to pay attention to Sky Shadow, still trying by all means to fend off seven Cantelu warriors. However, their numbers were just too many, and at this moment, she had no power left to counterattack.

Boom!

The ground suddenly burst into a whirlwind, and along with the howling wind, Hasten Ressenbor appeared before everyone.

That fast, no way? Sky Shadow was somewhat stunned. It's all over!

With the arrival of Hasten Ressenbor, the seven Cantelu warriors also ceased fighting, seemingly awaiting further orders from Hasten Ressenbor.

"We meet again, brave warrior," Hasten Ressenbor greeted Sky Shadow with a taunting voice.

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