Ralph stared blankly at the longsword piercing his body.
He couldn't comprehend how Lucrezia had evaded his senses and appeared before him in an instant. Had she already mastered spatial abilities?
Ralph looked at Lucrezia, bewildered.
"You're too slow."
Lucrezia's tone was flat, as if she had done something very ordinary.
With that, she pulled the longsword from Ralph's body, then swept it horizontally, but the sword wasn't aimed at Ralph before her, but at the rapidly approaching blue sword ki.
"Clang!"
The sword ki and sword blade clashed, and Lucrezia was knocked back by the powerful force of the sword ki.
After repelling Lucrezia, the sword ki didn't dissipate directly but transformed into a stream of water, surging towards Ralph's pierced chest, staunching the gushing blood from the wound.
"Steady your mind, don't be deceived again."
Alfred's voice, like a clap of thunder, echoed in Ralph's mind, instantly rousing his somewhat dazed spirit.
