In the silent world, Holt continued to maintain a high-pitched etheric reaction, his gaze locked firmly on the enemy before him, not budging an inch. As time passed, Holt had already caught up with the pace of the Regent King, and now he just needed to find a fatal opportunity for a single strike.
Suddenly, a faint sense of pain spread from Holt's chest, forcibly interrupting his thoughts, and then the pain gradually intensified until it turned into a heart-wrenching agony.
Holt lowered his head, only to see the Shadow Blade had broken through Amber's delay and pierced his chest, with a continuous flow of fresh blood and pure etherically transformed energy spilling from the wound.
"Did you not notice?"
The Regent King held the Shadow Blade level with a proud smile on his face, "When I initiated the Mirror Realm duel, the environment around you also underwent a change."
