BOOM!
The Catastrophe Golem raised its arms and fired a crimson light cannon. The blast struck the horrific old man's back, causing it to stagger forward two steps. The bag in its hand narrowly missed Bai Haozheng's ear as it swept past.
Wanli Fengdao stepped forward, dragging a lingering afterimage and crossing half the corridor in an instant. The Dragon-Slaying Sword in his hand glowed faintly as he slashed towards the horrific old man's spine.
The Dragon-Slaying Sword sliced through the back, which was covered in a black, oily liquid. It penetrated easily, without any resistance, and without producing the imagined clash of metal on metal.
This is...
Wanli Fengdao felt an unexplained tingling pain at the back of his neck. He abruptly stopped his sword-wielding motion. His swordsman's keen intuition flared, allowing him to see a half-blade protruding from the black mud-covered wall to his left rear. It was just over ten centimeters from piercing Wanli Fengdao.
