Fane narrowed his eyes, naturally not answering his question. With a wave of his sword, a pitch-black slash headed right toward the tall man's forehead.
The tall man raised his sword to stop it, but his skill was nothing compared to Fane's Destroying the Void. With a clash, the slash shattered the tall man's sword.
The black glow entered the tall man's forehead in a flash. Fane did not hold back at the slash. Before the man could even cry out in pain, his soul was completely shattered. He fell from the air and slammed onto the ground just like the scarred man.
Looking down, his chest was no longer moving. He was already dead. Rudy was so scared his breathing had even stopped. He was shuddering and sobbing, not reacting to anything at all.
Fane grabbed Rudy's arm, "Quit dreaming. Let's leave this place right now!"
Rudy was pulled by Fane just like that, as they ran toward the northern direction. The two of them advanced for three hours before they stopped. Only then did Rudy snap back to reality.
Fane glanced at Rudy, "It's not like you've never had your life on the line before. It's just two people, do you need to react like this?"
Rudy shuddered, slowly composing himself. His body
was still trembling slightly, but he slowly started to speak, "I was just frightened. I never expected to encounter something like this the moment we entered the Whirling World. If you were any later, I'd definitely have been killed by that guy. This is the closest I've ever been to dying!"
Those words actually reminded Fane that, even though Rudy knew how to fight, he was still an alchemist in the end. Rudy merely learned combat to extend his life. He had never gone through a true battle.
Before he entered the Whirling World, he had naturally expected even more battles over resources.
Rudy did not know that. Rudy had thought that he just needed to play his part and he would be able to peacefully go through two years. Then, he would be able to safely return to Hestia Continent and live his peaceful days.
Realizing that he had been wrong in his thoughts, Rudy almost cried. He swallowed as he said, "I can't believe this place is even more dangerous than Phoenix Valley. I wouldn't have come here if I knew. If it weren't for you, I'd have been split into two just now!"
He was even more scared as he thought about it. His whole body shuddered. Fane did not know what to say at that point. Rudy had entered the Whirling World without understanding anything. He really was special.
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