A very unpleasant noise reverberated throughout the area, giving birth to groans of discomfort. A silver sword clashed against several pillars of ice. Many had been sliced through, yet the mana hadn't been ample in quantity, causing some to be unscathed by the strike.
Alex frowned again as Eugene hesitated before fleeing from the scene. The former, however, did not pursue the burly man, deciding to deal with the pest that had dared to interrupt the murder spree of the head of the Ryoujin Clan.
Alex turned his head, only to come face-to-face with an odd-looking man whose eyes had already lost their luster. The man seemed like a corpse that had been revived along with its intelligence.