In that brief span of time, a myriad of thoughts flooded into Pelyria's mind.
In the end, her original plans had been completely thrown to the wind thanks to a few words spoken by a bystander!
After such a grave insult, she had lost the upper hand. But, more importantly, now she could even lose her life!
"I have to block it!" Pelyria thought to herself as she gathered a dense layer of mana in front of herself to create a makeshift magic barrier.
However, without halting its momentum, the golden leaf tore right through the magic barrier like a hot knife through butter.
Swoosh!
Then, just as the golden leaf was about to reach Pelyria's throat, a voice sounded, "Wait."
All of a sudden, the golden leaf came to a grinding halt. The tip of the leaf had made contact with Pelyria's throat, causing a small trickle of blood to run down the middle of her neck from the spot it barely punctured.
