The lash nearly flayed the Great Guardian, his skin cracking open in a web of crimson fissures like shattered glass — his muscles even bulged out through the cracks.
The blood vessels around his eyes became grotesquely distended before bursting, soaking the area around them with blood, which even seeped into his eyes.
Emitting a bestial, frenzied, and hysterical roar, utterly devoid of rationality, he dropped The Heirloom Divine Artifact from his hands and charged at Yulia amidst intense pain and struggle.
But the white-haired girl, who'd been panic-stricken and fearful, suddenly calmed down.
As if her previous fear had been nothing but an act.
The Great Guardian also suddenly stopped in his tracks, slowly turning around.
Aiwass, Night Fiend, Great Guardian, Yulia...everyone stopped their attacks and turned to look at her slowly.
Their faces turned pale, their expressions twisting into a bizarre and icy smile.
