"Drip, Drip..."
The sound of liquid dripping resounded in the dim room once again.
But this time, it wasn't the sound of water dripping, but the sound of blood droplets dropping to the ground.
In Fang Li's hand, a dagger resembling a waning moon was dripping blood from the sharp blade as he slowly walked in, leaving blood stains on the ground.
The scent of blood permeated the air around Fang Li's body.
The sharp smell, mixed with a remarkable murderous aura, seemed to turn the entire room crimson, instilling fear in the hearts.
Seeing Fang Li like this, Petelgeuse's eyes widened, not out of surprise or fear, but out of emotion.
"Oh... Oooh...!"
Petelgeuse let out an ecstatic cry.
"A knight! A knight covered in blood!"
Petelgeuse was so moved that he even bowed to Fang Li.
"What a wonderful scene!"
"What a wonderful killing aura!"
"What a wonderful encounter!"
"What a wonderful surprise!"
"For the first time! For the first time! For the first time, for the first time, for the first time, for the first time, for the first time! This is the first time I have seen a knight so bloody!"
"How many people have you killed? How many people? You are obviously a knight! Still, you've killed so many people! It's truly diligent! So diligent! It's so moving!"
Saying these words, Petelgeuse truly shed tears of emotion and even clasped his hands in prayer.
"Is this also the result of the favor the Witch Satella has bestowed upon me? Allowing me to meet such a wonderful person! Thank you so much! I'm truly grateful!"
"Thank you for your favor! Thank you for your kindness! Thank you for your forbearance! Our beloved Witch of Envy!"
After saying this, Petelgeuse suddenly stopped his excited behavior, as if the intense actions before had never happened, and looked at Fang Li expressionlessly, speaking in a daze.
"Who are you?"
The sudden lack of expression and the abruptness of the words, if it were an ordinary person, they wouldn't be able to keep up with Petelgeuse's unreasonable rhythm, right?
However, Fang Li completely ignored Petelgeuse, as if he hadn't even seen him, and walked straight ahead, even brushing past Petelgeuse.
"Ignore? Ignore?! To actually ignore someone as hardworking as me! It's truly sad!"
Petelgeuse's sad words, as if he was about to cry, were completely ignored by Fang Li.
Fang Li continued to walk forward until he reached Emilia's side.
"Fang Li..."
Emilia's expression, a mixture of pleading and joy, caught Fang Li's gaze deeply.
Obviously, Fang Li's arrival had brought some hope to Emilia, who was almost overwhelmed by Petelgeuse's words, her purple eyes filled with sorrow.
Seeing Emilia like this, Fang Li couldn't help but soften his complexion before speaking.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting."
As the words fell, Fang Li's Moonlight Dagger suddenly flashed.
"Snap!"
With a crisp sound, the chains binding Emilia's body were cut cleanly by the dagger.
The iron chains looked as fragile as paper.
But almost simultaneously, malice and hostility began to rise in this room.
"Proof of favor! Unseen Hand!"
At that moment, the frenzied voice echoed in the surroundings and shadows erupted in the dim room.
"Bam!"
Accompanied by the explosion, the rocks binding Emilia seemed to be ruthlessly struck by an invisible force, suddenly bursting open, sending shockwaves rippling through, blowing away debris, and turning the entire rock to powder.
However, before that happened, Fang Li had already leaped high into the air, holding Emilia as he retreated, propelled by the blast wave, and landed on the ground not far from the entrance.
At the same time, Petelgeuse's frenzied words echoed once again.
"No! No, No, No, No!"
"My beloved candidate of the Witch of Envy has not yet passed the test! How can I let you take it away?"
"This is unacceptable! This is not allowed!"
"This is my mission!"
"If I cannot fulfill my mission, I cannot continue to live diligently!"
"Do you want to make me lazy? Do you want to make me lazy?!"
"Unforgivable! Unforgivable! Unforgivable!"
Roaring like that, the shadow beneath Petelgeuse once again burst apart.
No one could see it, right?
Because it was originally an invisible phenomenon.
Petelgeuse's shadow turned into black arms like poisonous snakes, suddenly stretching out from his back, swimming through space, and reaching toward Fang Li.
- Unseen Hand.
As the name suggests, it's a hand that can't be seen with the naked eye.
This is Petelgeuse's power.
With this authority, Petelgeuse can extend deadly shadow hands against opponents who have no defense.
These arms possess incredible strength and they are capable of crushing even rocks with ease.
Under such power, a person's body would be crushed almost instantly, taking barely a second.
Legend has it that Satella, known as the "Witch of Envy," could unleash as many as two thousand such arms, crushing the earth and turning mountains to powder, which was extremely terrifying.
Petelgeuse hasn't reached that level yet, only being able to release dozens of hands.
However, combined with his invisibility, he can achieve the effect of an unexpected ambush.
Therefore, it's a power that can't be countered even if its secrets are known.
Faced with such an attack, people often have no choice but to flee or, after a struggle, to be caught and crushed directly.
If it can't be seen...
"Slash!"
A blade light flashed in the immediate surroundings.
Just as one of those invisible magic hands touched Fang Li, Fang Li's Moonlight Dagger turned into a lightning slash that danced around his body.
"Puchi, Puchi, Puchi!"
Under the clear sound of the slash, every magic hand that reached for Fang Li was cut off by the flashing slashes, turned into shadows, and disappeared.
"Aaah! Aaah!"
Petelgeuse let out an extremely angry scream.
"You...! You...! Y-y-y-y-yo-you! You, can you see the Invisible Hand?!"
Petelgeuse's rage only elicited a calm response from Fang Li.
"No, I don't see your filthy hands."
The icy blue magic in Fang Li's eyes\ with the rainbow-like irises, seemed to brighten as he stared at Petelgeuse.
"I only see their 'death.'"
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