Alice looked at the scene before her, utterly bewildered.
What’s happening with everyone collapsing all around?
She hadn’t even made a move!
And Felipe on the opposite side, he said he would let her attack first three times without fighting back. Does he intend to just kneel there and not fight back?
Yet by his appearance, it seemed unlikely. He was sweating profusely, looking as though he was scared out of his wits.
Raising an eyebrow, Alice restrained the energy emanating from her.
Unable to hold on any longer, Felipe’s eyes rolled back, and he collapsed face-forward while still on his knees.
“Is that it?” Alice was at a loss for words. Was this what a duel looked like after signing the “Duel Contract”?
William remained silent and started walking towards a room inside the dojo.
Alice shot William a puzzled glance, thinking that the opponent seemed a bit too weak.
Inside the dojo, there were partitioned areas. William stopped at the doorway of one of those partitions.
Lucien, trailing behind, smirked. When he entered, he had sensed someone inside with considerable power.
Given William’s beginner-level Soulmancer abilities, it might be dangerous for him to proceed.
Lucien had no intention of intervening. Letting William embarrass himself in front of Alice seemed like a decent outcome.
“Come out!” William called, with no intention of attacking. The person inside was likely a Brazilian Curandeiro, and regardless of their strength, they weren’t worthy of William taking action.
Slowly, a door in front of William opened, revealing a hunched, balding old man seated behind a table. A chilling, eerie aura emanated from the room.
“Young one, we shouldn’t be here,” the old man whispered, slowly opening his eyes. Those eyes had more white than black, resembling the lifeless eyes of a dead fish.
As he spoke, the temperature in the dojo plummeted by several degrees.
William merely glanced at him before turning to Alice, saying, “You handle it. Take him alive.”
William wasn’t intent on killing at the moment. He was also trying his best to suppress any murderous intentions. Abiding by modern laws and regulations was the best course of action.
“Alright then!” Alice found the old man inside somewhat eerie, but she wasn’t entirely fearful. Although she was still learning the extent of her abilities, after the challenges at Ravenwood, she had gained a bit of confidence. 𝗻𝐨𝐯𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
The old man gave a creepy grin, revealing his decayed teeth. Suddenly, the dojo was filled with shadows and sinister energies. Drawing from ancient voodoo practices, he summoned a creature with five eyes, sending it charging towards William’s back.
The creature let out a chilling roar, its jaws opening wide, seemingly attempting to bite off William’s head.
Yet, William remained still, not budging an inch.
Upon seeing the creature, Alice felt a surge of revulsion. The Sword of Soulbreaker materialized in her hand. In an instant, she appeared behind William, swinging her blade decisively, cleaving the creature into two.
Dark, inky blood exploded everywhere.
Afraid of getting those disgusting things on her clothes, Alice unexpectedly utilized the Sword Qi suppression that Sword Spirit had taught her.
Three feet around her, the Sword Qi suppression formed a protective barrier, preventing any object from coming close.
William smiled slightly, thinking that if he wanted Alice to master Sword Qi suppression proficiently, he could simply throw her into a stinking cesspool.
Such an action would undoubtedly unleash all of Alice’s potential.
Meanwhile, dozens of monsters suddenly appeared in the dojo, aiming to attack Lucien and Tristan.
Lucien chuckled coldly and dismissively said, “Child’s play!”
As he spoke, a blue magical formation called the Ninefold Stellar Sanctuary unfolded beneath his feet, annihilating those dozens of monsters almost instantly.
Merely summoning a few low-level monsters, Lucien wiped them out in just three seconds.
Alice was even quicker. Her whole body emanated Sword Qi suppression, and in a split second, she appeared in front of the old witch doctor. The entire room’s floor and furniture were torn into splinters by her energy, leaving a complete mess.
The old witch doctor didn’t even have a chance to fight back; Alice’s sword was already at his throat.
From the moment that door opened to its conclusion, only half a minute had passed.
This Curandeiro was not weak, but he was just unlucky to encounter powerhouses like Alice and Lucien.
William pulled out his phone and called Zoey: “Director Wenzel, there’s a Curandeiro at the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu dojo in New York. I’ve captured him. Do you want to take him?”
“Hold on!” Zoey replied and then hung up.
Standing behind, Lucien heard William’s words and couldn’t help but smirk sarcastically. How shameless could this kid get?
Did he kill those monsters? The Curandeiro was subdued by Alice, and here he was, taking all the credit. Was he even’t embarrassed?
Lucien approached, giving William a cold glance. Then he said to Alice, “Alice, for people like him, it’s better to just kill them. If it’s inconvenient for you, let me do it.”
The 13th Bureau probably also recognizes performance credits, and they couldn’t let William benefit unfairly. If they just killed the Curandeiro in front of them, Lucien believed Zoey couldn’t do much about it.
“You can’t kill me! Doing so will lead to diplomatic tensions…”
“Shut up! I don’t care about all that!” Lucien snapped, his aura surging and eyes flashing with a cold blue light, staring intently at the old witch doctor.
The Curandeiro trembled all over. The pressure Lucien exerted on him was truly terrifying, as if Lucien could obliterate him with just a thought.
He had already witnessed the capabilities of these individuals, and at that moment, he finally understood that there were so many powerful beings in the world, and he shouldn’t have shown off in such a place.
However, Alice said, “We can’t kill him.”
She had never taken a life before. Even after becoming a Soulmancer, her mindset hadn’t changed much. If the man before her was guilty, then the law should deal with him.
As for killing someone, she truly couldn’t bring herself to do it.
Furthermore, since William had spoken, this man shouldn’t be killed.
“Why not?” Lucien argued. “Considering the monsters he released, he probably has killed numerous people out in the world. Killing him wouldn’t be much of a loss.”
“No killing, period!” Alice didn’t provide a reason but kept her sword at the old witch doctor’s throat.
The old witch doctor didn’t dare to speak out; he just hoped to survive, thinking he might have a chance to escape later on.
Lucien didn’t dare to challenge Alice further. When Zoey finally arrived at the dojo, she assessed the situation inside and said to Alice, “Hand him over to me.”
The old man looked up at Zoey. She seemed much less imposing than the others. Could there be a chance to escape if she took custody of him?
Without hesitation, Alice handed the man over to Zoey.
Zoey glanced at the old witch doctor and said, “Follow me.”
The old man hunched his back, slowly trailing behind Zoey. As they approached the entrance of the dojo, he suddenly unleashed his unique power, transforming into a streak of black light lunging at Zoey.
Although Zoey had her back to him, she instantly sensed the danger and pivoted, landing a punch.
Only in that moment did the old man truly understand what despair felt like.
Zoey, who usually appeared harmless, exuded an energy in that split second that was even more terrifying than Alice’s.
The next moment, the old man was blasted over 60 feet away by that single punch, shattering the metal door behind him and finally embedding himself in a wall, breathless and lifeless.
Zoey slightly furrowed her brows, gazing at the distant corpse on the wall, and murmured to herself, “Oops, used a bit too much force.”