"...... over the years"

In the face of the crow's extremely cold words, Nicollet responded calmly: "Monty, this is the first time you haven't raised a bar with me. ”

As if in the previous moment, he lost all emotions.

"Don't even bother to argue?"

However, the only thing that responded to Nicolai in the crevices of the rocks was the low sound of the wind.

and—

"Whoosh!"

Hearing the sudden sound of a crossbow, Tails breathed for a moment.

Nicolais's body shook violently, and he turned sideways in embarrassment, dodging the fatal arrow that pierced the air!

"Boom!"

After a muffled sound, a short arrow landed on the ground not far from the meteorite's shoulder, and the shaft of the arrow continued to tremble.

"Nice dodge. ”

Monty's voice came from behind the rock again.

Lying on his side, Nikolai gasped for breath - despite his best efforts to dodge, the light armor on his left shoulder was grazed by the arrow, leaving an ugly tear.

"But how many more times can you roll with that arrow?"

The Meteorite frowned slightly, turned his head and glanced at the shaft of the arrow behind his right, and then looked at the wound on his chest in pain: the tip of the arrow was slightly exposed, and blood was dripping.

Apparently, the dodge just now worsened his injury.

"Why?"

I only heard Nicolai say hoarsely, "What benefits did the people of the stars give you?"

"Monty!"

But Nikolai's face changed sharply, and he propped his left hand on the ground, dodging again!

"Peng!"

The crossbow strings sounded again, and the sharp arrows broke through the air.

"Bell!"

Another bolt landed firmly at the side of Nicolai's thigh, leaving a frightening muffled sound.

The Meteorite's leg armor was cut by it, and a little red peeked out from under his clothes.

Beside the stream, in this small clearing surrounded by rocks, this man with a serious injury was bloodless, and he was gasping for breath.

Face a formidable enemy hidden from view.

"Do you hear the sound of your own flesh being torn apart by barbs?" The voice of the Death Crow sounded faintly, full of viciousness and malice, constantly hitting the psychology of the other party.

But this time, the tormented Nicolai did not speak again.

On the contrary, his sweaty face was incredibly focused.

I saw that the meteorite endured the sharp pain in his chest, firmly stretched out his left hand, and grabbed the golden-colored black-handled saber.

Tails frowned.

"It's a pity that the power of the Rising Japanese Sword can't resist the arrows......"

Monty's sneer floated between the crevices of the rocks, and with the uncertain sound of the wind, it flickered far and near: "Do you think: if the Soul Breaker Blade is still there, it will be good-"

But the words of the Dead Crow came to an abrupt end!

I saw Nicolai get up on his knees calmly, his left hand swept the back of his head, and the Japanese saber of the rising sun stretched out to his back.

Tails' eyes froze, and his heart was surprised.

He's ......

The Meteorite's blade swept past the shaft of the arrow exposed to its armor, bringing out a few traces of spark.

"Zizi ......"

In the strange sizzling sound, the shaft of the arrow that had been cut off in an instant fell weakly to the ground, and one side of it was faintly red, emitting a faint white smoke.

Nicolas coughed: "You know, this fiery knife really can't be used to block arrows......"

His blade returned to his chest, close to the wound.

There was another terrible sizzling sound.

Nicolai snorted in difficulty, his blade and right hand leaving the wound on his chest.

Tails' eyes widened.

I saw a small but hideous cluster of barbed arrows, connected with the broken body of the arrow, which was pulled out of the chest by the man without hesitation.

Except for the sweat on his forehead, the Meteorite didn't even move his brows, as if he had just cut someone else's wound: "However, debridement and arrows to stop bleeding by the way are still very effective......"

The moment Nicola's words fell, the crossbow bolts struck again!

"Huh!"

At the sound of breaking through the air, Nicolai's figure turned sharply.

The twist of fate surged in his body, bringing about the change of his figure!

"Ding!"

The new bolt pierced through the target's afterimage, pinned inches beyond Nicolai's boot, buzzing with the remainder.

Tails watched with concern at the scene in front of him: looking at the crossbow bolt on the ground, the Meteorite gasped softly, but was not hurt.

Compared to before, Nicolais, who took out the cluster of arrows in his body, seemed to be at ease.

The deadly cold arrow of the dead crow did not make any contribution for the first time.

Oops - Tails couldn't help but clench his sword.

"Six seconds, old friend. ”

"You go from winding, aiming, ranging, and firing for six seconds—about the same as you did eighteen years ago," the Starfall took a deep breath, his right hand outstretched and clenched into a fist, though not as agile as before, but no longer hindered by the arrows trapped in his body:

"Add to that the movement after an arrow is fired, and each arrow is spaced at least seven to nine seconds apart — a safe seven to nine seconds. ”

Nicolai's face calmed down, and with a light hand, a small cluster of arrows fell from it.

The wound on his chest had long since been sealed by the heat, and the wound on his back was no longer bleeding—the power of the end had gathered in the bone near the arrow wound, surging and urging the muscles to contract and close the wound.

"Huh!"

The wind of arrows sounded again.

Before the Meteorite finished speaking, he suddenly turned around, and turned back with a knife!

Tyers was a thriller, and the senses of hell slowed down the image in front of him in an instant: the silver rays in Nicolai's body radiated, driving the body, turning incredibly, leaving a trail of afterimages.

His blade was nimble and swift, slashing through the air.

"Whew!"

In the midst of the sparks, the Rising Japanese Saber split it in two without hindrance.

The Meteorite's figure paused slightly.

The image before Tails' eyes returned to normal.

On the ground in the distance, a short arrow that had been split in two continued to castrate until it fell far away.

Tails' brow tightened: he could tell that the Starfaller had slowly turned the tide, albeit still with a post-injury stagnation.

Nicolai held the slightly reddened Asahi Japanese saber in his left hand and took a deep breath: "You're right, Monty. ”

The pale-faced man frowned and looked at his left ribs: a new abrasion had been added to the light armor.

He shook the weapon in his hand dissatisfied, "This steaming knife is too sharp, even if you hit the crossbow arrow, you can't make it deflect." ”

"I'm starting to miss that old knife. ”

The Starfall looked up, and he began to pace slowly, his eyes warily looking around the rocks.

"Son of a bitch," Monty's voice floated again, his voice slightly raised, and the vulgar words were tinged with a little boredom, repeating Tails' concern, "I have time to calculate my rate of fire under the severe pain, and I still have time to calculate my rate of fire......"

"When did you, a big-headed soldier who only knows how to cut people, become so powerful?"

Nicolai gently moved his injured right arm, looking for the limit of the injury, and sneered disdainfully: "Didn't I say that this age is precisely the time when we are the strongest - physical strength declines, and in addition to the decline in physical strength, experience and insight, experience and will, but gradually precipitate into the most reliable strength. ”

The Meteorite sneered, anger flashing in his eyes: "And you can't imagine what kind of experience that night in Longxiao City gave me six years ago......

Tails, who was recovering from his rest, was distracted, and he couldn't help but think back to that nightmare night.

Especially under the sneer of the rumba, those black-pressed crossbow machines, and the breathtaking sound of the crossbow when they were fired in unison.

Ruthless and cold.

Also, the white-knuckle guards who desperately surrounded themselves and the little slippery heads, including the unwilling painful look on their faces when they were severely injured......

"Compared to that," Nicolai's sneer pulled Tails back to reality, "Monty, every time you shoot, you have to follow the wind according to the distance, and calculate the opponent's trajectory......"

Monty didn't answer.

"It's not a coincidence. ”

Nicolai grinned, "My finishing power is the best at changing trajectory halfway." ”

"Poof!"

Another muffled sound, accompanied by the next crossbow arrow!

But......

Tails solemnly saw that the twist of fate in Nicolai's body flickered slightly.

He stopped his steps in an instant, and his body folded back, dodging an arrow that should have pierced his chest like a prophet!

"!"

Monty's angry shout could be heard from afar.

In response to him, Nicollet shook his head indifferently, "Come again, Monty—I'm almost, I know where you are." ”

He stared at the area in front of him to the left, the saber in his left hand spinning incessantly.

Silence returned to the rocky ground.

All that remained was Nicolais, who was staring at the rock, and Tails, who was leaning against his shield and sitting on the ground to recover.

Tails sighed heavily: Obviously, the situation has changed.

"Hahahaha," the Death Crow's laughter sounded faintly, with a faint desolation in it, "You know, Thorn, you remind me of Kaslan......"

Nicolai's gaze froze in mid-air.

Kaslan?

Tails' mind conjured up a heroic old man who had persuaded him to drink, but the prince never saw him again—I heard that the old man had died in Valhalla.

"Every time in the duel between Caslan and Tyronde, the fierce unquenchable fire of the offensive has the upper hand, and the moment when it is about to defeat the iceberg......"

Just listen to Monty's words as he continues: "Counterattack, trap, lure the enemy...... Kaslan had a way of striking at the last minute, turning defeat into victory and knocking out Tyronde in a reversal - he couldn't even help him with a bow. ”

Nikolai was stunned at first, then reacted.

An unquenchable fire, Tyronde.

His eyes darkened: a former pioneer of the White Guards, a great warrior of Kaslan's time.

"There's always a way, there's always a way...... You're getting more and more like that iceberg. Monty's voice sighed.

No.

Nicolas breathed softly: either Kaslan or Tyronde......

They, as well as Dominic, Black, Lyken, Saul, Bauer...... These old faces of the White Guards.

Nicolas clenched the blade of his hand expressionlessly.

At this moment, I only heard the death crow say lightly: "What are you waiting for, Your Highness?"

As he spoke, the crossbow strings rang out again!

The slightly distracted Meteorite was startled, and the twist of fate was immediately launched, and he immediately turned around, and he was able to avoid this arrow!

But it didn't end.

"Whew!"

The sword wind sounded!

Behind him, Tails has been killed in front of him for some time!

The prince slashed with a fierce sword, enveloping the embarrassed Nicolai who had just flashed a sniper under the blade.

"Bell!"

Nicolas calmly raised his knife and, in the most unfavorable position, struggled to slide away from Tails' attack.

Tails gritted his teeth, and the shield slammed into it!

"Bang!"

Nicolai's right shoulder pressed against the shield, and the blade of his left hand blocked the prince's ensuing impaling.

"Stand back, little prince," the Starfall strained at the waist and pushed Tails back hard, impatiently warning, "or you'll have one less hand—or more." ”

Tails snorted coldly: "Didn't you say: it's enough for me to leave one hand to eat." ”

An angry Nicolas was about to open his mouth when he was alarmed.

He immediately bowed his head!

"Whew!"

Another crossbow bolt is coming in the air!

It slashed behind Nicola's left ear, sending a wave of scorching air.

"Look, you don't have to worry about me," Tails exhaled, assessing what strength he still had, and said solemnly:

"Your real opponent, on the other side. ”

Nicollet let out a low growl, his eyes unkind, and the sword wound from Tails' sword cut on his face was still bright red.

The second prince's sword stabbed again!

As soon as the Meteorite raised his saber to block, he sensed that something was wrong.

Sure enough, the longsword that Tails had stabbed halfway through suddenly turned around, unbelievably bypassing the blade intercepted by the Meteorites!

It's a feint.

A feint by the twist of fate.

Damn it!

The Starfall cursed inwardly, "That's my move."

He took a sharp step back, dodging Tails' stabbing sword.

Tails, who was pushing his opponent back head-on for the first time, tugged at the corners of his mouth.

Really.

Nicolai was seriously injured in the right chest, and although he suppressed the injury for the time being, it can be seen from the fact that he had to change his left hand to use a knife, from his dominant hand, to his footwork and balance, the impact of the Meteorite is extremely great, and it is far from the best condition.

Tails let out a sigh: fighting against this terrible man was not as stressful as before.

And—Tails rested his sword on his shield, his eyes fierce—he knew that he had two greatest strengths:

First of all, Nicolas were reluctant to kill him unless absolutely necessary.

Otherwise, it would be meaningless for the Meteorite to chase here for the sake of Longxiao City.

Secondly, this is not a battle between Tails and Nicolais, but a duel between the Dead Raven and the Meteors.

They put their hearts and minds on each other—the Prince of the Stars, an arena at best.

Therefore, as long as you try your best to cause trouble for the other party and let the Meteorite reveal enough flaws, the dead crow hidden in the shadows can ......

"Want to have fun?"

Nicolai looked at him in annoyance: "Then keep your eyes open!"

The next moment, his left-handed knife immediately attacked in front of him!

Tails raised his shield, but then his heart jumped.

In the senses of hell, the power of the end in Nicolai's body surged, and the blade slashed out, then turned in an instant.

A twist of fate.

It's it again.

Change direction instantly, reverse inertia, and dodge or attack with a miraculous twist of fate!

Tails subconsciously inspired the sin of the Prison River, imitating the silver needles that burst out of the bones of the opponent, and forcefully pulled back the shield in the muffled sound and pain of the bone joints, turning to the opponent's real attack, and at the same time stabbing the enemy with his right sword, preparing to play the game of "you change and I will change" with the enemy again.

His shield and Nicolai's weapon swept through the air with an imperceptible sound: "Ding!"

No.

Wait a minute.

Tails looked at Nicolai's fierce expression, and his heart couldn't help but beat violently, and a bad feeling came spontaneously.

It's not that simple......

"Whew!" the blade whistled, imposing, straight forward.

Tails was taken aback.

This time, Dead Face didn't activate the Fold of Fate!

He didn't use the special effect of the finishing force, he didn't change his body shape and inertia, and he didn't bypass Tails's stabbing sword!

Rather—

"Ahhh

Instead, swing the knife and attack with no indomitable speed!

"Whew!" Tails' bayonet grazed Nicolai's left shoulder, blood splattering.

But the Falling Star's Blade has no other way to go, and goes straight to the middle!

In the next second, he was still maintaining a dodge posture, and Tails, who retreated in embarrassment, only felt a chill in his throat, and his heart was pounding.

When he came to his senses, he had been caught in the neck by the Rising Japanese saber.

"The twist of fate is the art of bullying the enemy, like war," Nicolai ignored the wound on his shoulder, his eyes were cold, "but if you are too indulged in the effect of bullying the enemy, and rely too much on feints and changes of direction to gain an advantage......"

The man didn't continue.

Tails sighed, lowering his shield and lifting the hilt of his sword upside down as a sign of defeat.

Nicolai's hand strained slightly, and he snorted coldly and threatened: "This is what happened to you......"

"Whoop!" another crossbow sounded in the distance!

The Meteorite's face changed.

At the same time, Tails' inverted blade was slashed with a backhand!

Caught between the two sides, Nikolai's face changed, and he scolded, but he only had time to burst out with one word: "!"

The twist of fate in the Meteorite's body turned again, twisting his body violently!

Nicollet dodged Tails' close-range backhand sword perfectly, but was sliced through his left arm by a swift bolt, sending a blood-red spree.

The unstable Starfall gritted his teeth and took a few steps back, exiting the danger range, and using the Rising Sun Sword to stop the bleeding.

"I think what he means is, Your Highness, you know how to bully the enemy, and you know how to fight hard. ”

Monty's voice faded away from laziness and remained solemn, and a little more fierce came from the cracks in the surrounding rocks: "But you have experienced too few battles, and you don't know when to bully the enemy and when to fight hard. ”

Tails' eyebrows moved.

I only heard the crow whisper: "I have a suggestion for this: when the enemy is used to you desperately, you will bully the enemy, and when the enemy is used to you bullying the enemy, you will fight hard." ”

"Thanks for the guidance," Tails exhaled, "I feel like I've learned more in one day today than I've had in the last six years of outdoor training." ”

"I hear that," the Meteorite pressed the wound on his chest, staring at him unkindly, "you're scolding me?"

Tails smiled kindly.

"Also, speaking of training sessions, if I'm not mistaken......" Tails looked at Nicolai in front of him and sighed helplessly:

"Six years ago, he was hit by an arrow in his left leg and left arm, but he still fought for a day and didn't take out the arrow in time, so he was left with a problem. ”

Nicolas was stunned when he heard this!

Six years ago......

This little cub ......

This one......

His grip on the hilt grew tighter and tighter.

Tails said solemnly: "In the training session, his left movement is slightly uncoordinated compared to the right. ”

"Roger. Monti's answer was brief and satisfying.

Nicollet was silent for a moment.

"You," the Meteorite clenched the hilt of his sword, no longer sneering, his eyes fierce:

"You ...... It's so good. ”

Tails let out a helpless sigh and shook his arm slightly—the numbness and soreness returned.

It's almost the limit.

The next moment, the battle resumes!

The prince raised his shield sideways and unceremoniously charged at Nicolais, who was trembling with rage!

He was responded to by a short leg sweep from the Starfaller, which tried to kick him down.

This time, Tails gritted his teeth and no longer dodged with the twist of fate.

He unleashes the Sins of the Hellriver, increases his strength, maintains his balance, stomps on the ground, and holds the opponent's leg to the death!

"Boom!"

In a flash, Tails didn't fall, he roared and slammed it, and smashed Nicolai's saber away.

Monty's laughter came from the crevices: "Look, he's learned. ”

The Meteorite activated the Twist of Fate with all his might, and he whirled around with his shield, his weak right hand reaching over the shield, grabbing Tails' left arm, and deftly pumping!

Tails lost his balance at the pump, and his sword stabbed out of position.

He crossed Nicola, took a few steps and lost his balance and landed on one knee.

But there are gains and losses.

"Whew!"

Nicolais, who was tripped by Tails, only heard a ringing in his ears, and he only had time to avoid it from his upper body, and his leg suddenly hurt!

"Whew!"

He was shot through the left calf by Monty's arrow!

The Starfall screamed in pain and scolded fiercely, "Monty!"

"Grass you mother!"

The prince coughed a few times in pain, and he got up, looked at Nicolai, and frowned slightly.

He turned his head and said angrily to the dead crow hiding behind the curtain, "Calves?"

"Can't you get to the point?"

I only heard Monty's voice sound, and unceremoniously replied to Tails: "I'm also looking for the shooting world!"

"Unless you want me to ...... you"

Before the words fell, I heard the crossbow strings sound again!

Nicolai's expression was sad and angry, and he dragged his injured leg and tried his best to turn around!

"Huh!"

Thankfully, the bolt swept past his thigh, cutting through his armor.

After the arrow was fired, Monty said slowly with a full sentence of sarcasm: "...... Even you shoot through it, respectfully, Your Highness!"

Tails was speechless for a while, and he shook his head helplessly: "Forget it, we will bet ...... next time"

But before Tails could finish his words, he suddenly felt a chill behind him.

Frightened, as soon as Tails turned around, the blade of the Rising Japanese Army was close in front of him!

"Bell!"

The prince raised his shield with all his might, and blocked the knife that had fallen from Nicolai's hands!

"You guys!"

Nicolai didn't bother with the shot in the calf, his face flushed with rage, and the blood stained by Tails' wounds was visible.

"I'm fed up with your singing and harmonizing!"

The Meteorite shouted angrily with red eyes: "One is shameless and insidious, and the other is despicable!"

"What do you think of this?"

Tails stunted his sword and tried to push his opponent back.

But just as he handed out his weapon, he heard a strange sound:

"Zizi ......"

A blade abruptly appeared on the back of the shield, slightly reddening, emitting light smoke.

Tails felt a chill in his heart.

Bad.

Sure enough, at that moment, the reddened Asahi saber pierced through the other side of the shield and came to his eyes!

The legendary anti-demon forces slashed Tails' shield in two without hesitation, then turned to cut off his sword.

"Zizi ......"

All of Tails' weapons were made of paper, turning into scrap metal in an instant.

Even Tails' entire arm was roasted red by the Rising Japanese Sword, and a faint smoke came out!

The prince grunted bitterly.

"Boom!"

The next moment, Nicolas shouted wildly, stumbling and swept Tails down!

At that moment, Tails twisted his face in pain and fell to the ground.

"Poof!"

The sound of breaking the air sounded again.

The Meteorite subconsciously leaned forward and stuck to Tails' back to dodge the arrow full of murderous intent!

"Whew!" was the sound of flesh being torn apart at high speed.

"Uh-" With Nicolai's muffled grunt, a crossbow arrow grazed dangerously across his lower back, tearing through his light armor, and slicing through his skin and out of his shoulder and neck as Nicolai leaned over!

The bolt brought out the most blood from the Meteorites since the start of the war, and the fishy liquid even spewed out Tails.

Blood was pouring from his head, and Tails breathed hard, the smell of blood in his mouth and nose.

He was reminded of many, many bloody nights.

For example, abandoned houses, such as King Street, such as the shield area.

But instead of stopping the Starfall, Monty's bolt seemed to fuel Nicolai's madness.

Nicollet knelt on Tails' back, trembling and straightening up.

"Monty ......"

"Monty ......"

Nicolai roared in grief: "Monty!"

"Fuck ......"

The Starfaller's teeth chattered with pain, his eyes were red, and his voice was choppy and hoarse.

But he couldn't find Monty for a long time, so he had to bow his head angrily and look at Tails on the ground.

Tails struggled to get up, holding on to the ground.

But he had long been held down by the experienced Nicolé and could not even turn over.

Worst.

Take him ...... I'm in a hurry.

"I can't find Monty," Nicolai's eyes were full of irrepressible anger, "but I caught you!"

"Yes, I'm not going to kill you!"

The back of his knife slammed down with a heavy blow, hitting the back of Tails' left hand holding the ground.

Bang!

Tails was shocked, and he only felt a sharp pain in his left wrist!

"Kara—"

A crisp crack of bone was heard.

"Ahhh

His left hand seemed to have lost sensation, and only pain remained.

But the prince was then punched hard by the Meteorite, and he was struck in the back of the head!

A burst of Venus in front of you.

"But I do what I say!"

The Meteorite had red eyes and another slap on the back of the knife!

"Whoa—"

This time, Tails' right knee made a terrifying shattering sound, and there was a sharp pain in his heart!

"Ahhhh

But Nicollet still crushed him to the ground.

The Meteorite gritted his teeth with hatred, listening to Tails's screams, with incomprehensible pleasure in his eyes: "I'll give you ......"

He roared angrily, held down the boy under his knees, and raised his knife again:

"Leave the right hand!"

The next moment, the back of his knife fell for the third time!

"Kara!"

With a frightening crisp sound, Tails' left shin snapped in response.

The prince could barely scream in pain, his shoulders striking the ground from side to side, trembling feebly.

Time seems to have slowed down.

Tails breathed in a trance.

He was trembling.

At that moment, under the severe pain, he seemed to really feel that death was approaching.

This is......

Is it the end?

"Monty!"

Nicolas got up from Tails and jerked his head up!

He shouted with a hideous face and looked around: "Come on!"

"Come and kill me!"

"Boom!" another string sounded, coming from the right.

Sensing the threat, Nicola did not hesitate to launch the Twist of Fate!

The Meteorite's form jerked forward—a crossbow bolt stabbing limply into the ground.

But it's not over!

Hey?

The alert Nicolas tightened: a short knife and a figure swooped down in the dust on the left!

So to speak, the bolt on the right is just a decoy, and the real one is lurking here, waiting for me......

In the midst of his thoughts, the battle-hardened Nikolai did not pause, and the twist of fate recurred, and the momentum of the rising Japanese saber in his left hand turned, and it was unbelievably fiercely swung!

"Zizi ......"

The razor-sharp legendary anti-demon forces will appear on the left side of Nicolai, connecting the short knife in his hand, and everything will be cut off.

But the moment Nicollet turned around, he was stunned.

All he cut off was a short knife, and ......

A piece of light armor?

Worst.

Not on the left, but -

Without waiting for Nicoledo, whose scalp was cold, to think, a pair of thick and powerful arms, with a deep chill and murderous intent, unstoppably stretched out from his right side, from the direction of the crossbow arrow just now!

The enemy's left arm went through Nicolai's left shoulder, wrapped around his neck, and the arm curled around his throat.

His right arm crossed his right shoulder at the same time, allowing his left hand to clasp the joint of his upper arm, and his right palm pressed against the back of Nicolai's head.

"Is it left? or right?"

"War is the art of bullying the enemy," the familiar gong said coldly, "yes." ”

Nicolai shuddered: he had just realized that he had made a fatal mistake.

In the next second, the opponent behind him suddenly exerted his strength!

The enemy was still clinging to him, but he arched his body, his face and right palm pressed the meteorite's head forward, and his arms locked back, jamming the latter's neck:

"Do you miss Tyronde's favorite strangulation technique...... Solve the battle in three seconds. ”

One second.

Nicolai's face turned pale, and his eyes flickered—the blood in his veins was stuck in the carotid artery and could no longer flow to his brain.

I only heard the voice behind me say coldly: "I have a headache to death Your instinctive danger alertness, it's really hard to kill." ”

"Thank you so much to that kid, whether it's his reminder or sacrifice - sure enough, you turn back from the left, it's a lot slower......"

Two seconds.

The meteorite's vision darkened, and consciousness became more and more blurred.

The Asahi Japanese saber he slashed backwards had just pulled back to his chest and wanted to stab backwards, but his hand softened out of thin air with the lack of oxygen in his brain, and he could no longer find his target.

In Nicolai's ears, only the gloomy words of the Dead Raven remained, short, clear, and palpitating:

"It's over. ”

"Thorns. ”

Three seconds.

(End of chapter)