With the combat prowess that guy just displayed, it's hard to determine who would win in a duel between Shani and him.
That was a Golden One, a spectral assassin proficient in stealth!
It seems little Mo Fei really pissed them off; otherwise, they wouldn't resort to such drastic measures.
"Lady Triss, what happened to Master Murphy? I just... I almost... Lady Veylanth chased after them and said that Lady Spider protected her, but she must eliminate that attacker."
Maxim's quantum communication quickly reached Triss.
His voice was extremely weak and somewhat muddled; Triss could guess what happened to him. Murphy just died once, and given the deep connection between Murphy and Maxim, Maxim should have died too.
But now he's still alive.
The only explanation is that Murphy gave him Origin blood.
That stuff allowed Maxim to escape death, while simultaneously granting him a freedom he never wanted.
"Bring Adel and Phemys to the Swamp Forbidden Area right away!"
