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Because the battle had finally come to an end.
Suddenly, an unexpected change occurred.
Among those employees sitting on the ground, the bald sound engineer burst into an endless blood light, transforming into a blood-colored phantom that pounced toward Mathilda Ward a dozen meters away.
The sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard.
"Stop!" Damon Lopes's face changed dramatically as he shouted, turning into a bolt of lightning shooting forth, trying to intercept the sudden appearance of Akunus' soul shadow.
Even Mathilda Ward's face showed shock as she looked at the blood shadow that had appeared before her in an instant, her gaze following its hand as it clutched her neck.
But just as Akunus was about to succeed, the pendant always worn by Crystal Boyce around her neck emitted a glow from the white gem.