She never expected betrayal to come so quickly.
And from someone of the same sect.
"Oh?"
Dame's lips curled slightly as he looked down from above, his gaze locking onto the woman in white.
"Liana?"
His tone was almost gentle, as though he were greeting an old acquaintance.
"Come over."
He stretched out his palm.
In that instant, Liana felt an invisible grip clamp around her throat.
Her breath stopped.
All the strength in her body vanished as if drained by an abyss. Her limbs went soft, her consciousness swayed, and her body was dragged upward into the sky by an overwhelming force.
She couldn't even scream.
"Liana!"
Edwin roared in fury and despair, leaping into the air.
But he had not risen even ten feet when a terrifying pressure crashed down on him.
Bang—!
The sound echoed like thunder.
Edwin was smashed back to the ground, stone shattering beneath his body. He struggled up on trembling arms, blood spilling from his mouth, eyes blazing with grief and rage.
