Bab 1175: Third Side of the Coin

Bzzt. Swoosh. Chop.

Rigor Mortis managed to get past Reva Rain's defenses. It cut through the neck halfway and paralyzed Reva Rain. However, Reva's body disappeared just before the cut was completed.

"What in the world?"

Eren looked blankly in front of him. Confused, he tried to find Reva who should have had her head severed at this point.

There was no mana ripple. No spell activation. He didn't understand what had happened. He looked at his sword and saw droplets of blood still running down the length of his blade. This assured him that he had indeed hurt the Paladin of Pain.

'What happened? Where did the bitch go?'

Eren asked Alephee. The latter observed Eren's surroundings in silence before making a guess.

'I think she carried a space-element rune on her, which couldn't be detected until activated. It seemed like she or someone had already made contingency plans to pull her out of the battlefield in a pinch. They were just waiting for the right moment.