Bab 4210: Struck

"Ahhhh!"

He was startled and fell backwards onto the ground. He sat there staring wide-eyed at the woman as she turned into a demon and pounced towards him, her five sharp claws aimed for his heart. At that moment, he wanted to move, but his limbs were out of his control and he was unable to summon any strength. He could only sit there and watch. 

"Swish!"

A sharp sword potent passed through the air and struck the demon's shoulder, cutting off one of its arms. The demon roared, its sharp and piercing cry echoed through the forest and spread far away. 

After a while, the surrounding trees moved in the wind and made a rusting sound, as if something was passing through the trees and shaking the leaves. 

A sound that sounded like a howl with a hint of sharpness and chaos drifted over from not far away. As the sound drifted closer, the atmosphere in the air changed.